Born: 16 March 1910, Sandwitch Terrace, Sandwith Street, Dublin City County Dublin
Entered: 03 September 1930, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 08 June 1932

Father was a monotype operator in a printing press and he died in 1917. Mother then resided at Barrett’s Buildings, Gurranabraher, Cork City supported by private means.

Third eldest with four sisters.

Educated at a National School for eight years and then at North Monastery in Cork. At 15 he went to Mungret College SJ