Born: 04 January 1877, North Strand, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 13 November 1902, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 13 May 1904

Father was a general merchant and died in 1882. Mother, supported by private means, lived at Portland Street, Dublin

One of six boys and two sisters.

Early education at St Laurence O’Toole’s Convent school, at 10 he went to O’Connell’s Schools for three years, then the Model School in Marlborough Street for 6 months, and then Skerry's Academy for 3 months.

At age fourteen he went into business and remained there for 7 years.

He then went to St Joseph’s Academy, Bagenalstown and matriculated form there in 1901, prior to which he had a private tutor for a year and a half.