Born: 19 February 1928, Breaghna, Willbrook Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 07 September 1945, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Died: 06 January 2018, Abbey Haven Nursing Home, Boyle, County Roscommon

Left Society of Jesus: 24 February 1950 (from Rathfarnham Castle)

Diarmuid born at the Nursing Home based at 37, Lower Leeson Street, subsequently part of the St Ignatius Jesuit Community of Leeson Street.

Father, Colman John was a Civil Servant and businessman, Mother was Mary (Brennan) and family lived at Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin City. Family then moved to Bay View, Courtmacsherry, County Cork

Elder of two boys with two sisters.

Early education was for two years at a Convent school in Dublin and then at Clongowes Wood College SJ for five years.

Baptised at Church of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham, 26/09/1928

1945-1947: St Mary's, Emo, Novitiate
1947-1950: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD

Address 2000: Warren, Boyle, County Roscommon

The death has occurred of

Diarmuid O'Donovan
Warren, Boyle, Roscommon
Diarmuid O'Donovan, Warren, Boyle, Co. Roscommon, January 6th 2018. Peacefully at Abbey Haven Nursing Home, Boyle. Sadly missed by his loving wife Mary, brother Fr. Dan O'Donovan (Australia) late Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork, nephew, relatives friends and neighbours.

R.I.P.

Reposing at Abbey Haven Nursing Home, Boyle, Co. Roscommon on Sunday evening 6 o'clock until 7 o'clock. Arriving to St.Joseph's Church, Boyle, for Mass of the Resurrection on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Funeral afterwards to Kilcolman Cemetery, Ballaghadereen.

Date Published:
Saturday 6th January 2018

Date of Death:
Saturday 6th January 2018