Born: 27 September 1894, Bandon, County Cork
Entered: 07 September 1911, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 1915

Father in Excise duty work. Mother died in 1907

Second eldest of seven boys, with five sisters (2 deceased). Eldest brother has emigrated to America.

Education was at a National School in Bandon and then at thirteen went to Clongowes Wood College SJ. He finished at PBC Cork.

1911-1913: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
1913-1915: Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, Rhetoric

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - LEFT Society after going to Rathfarnham in 1913 before Vows. Was killed in France during the WWI in 1918

Born: 18 October 1888, St Patrick’s Quay, Cork City, County Cork
Entered: 16 January 1909, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 08 October 1919 (from Milltown Park, for health reasons)

Father was a Master Mariner and was lost at sea shortly after William’s birth. Mother lives at “Tuckerville”, Copley Place, Cork City.

Younger of two boys.

Educated at PBC Cork and then St Colman’s Fermoy then after illness returned to PBC and then went to UCD.

1909-1911: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, , Novitiate
1911-1913: Stonyhurst England (ANG) studying Philosophy
1913-1914: Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia, Regency
1914-1916: St Ignatius College Riverview, Sydney, Australia, Regency
1916-1917: St Aloysius College SJ, Sydney, Australia, Regency
1917-1919: St Joseph’s College, Philadelphia in MARNEB Province - for health reasons
1919: Milltown Park