Born: 13 November 1919, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick
Entered: 07 September 1939, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 04 December 1940

Parents were shop keepers. Father lived then on private means and mother died in 1936.

Fourth of four boys and one sister. (Two other siblings were “in Religion”)

Educated at a National School and then at Mungret College SJ