Guiry, Eric, 1935-2020, former Jesuit priest
- IE IJA ADMN/7/257
- Person
- 04 April 1935-15 April 2020
Born: 04 April 1935, Carrick Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary
Entered: 07 September 1953, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 28 July 1967, Milltown Park, Dublin
Final Vows: 05 November 1972, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Died: 15 April 2020, Cherryfield Lodge, Dublin (Trafalgar Lane, Monkstown, County Dublin)
Left Society of Jesus: 16 June 1975
Father, Thomas, was an electrical and Mechanical engineer and died in 1951. Mother was Mary (Bourke), who after her husband’s death ran a B&B and a Bar.. Family lived at Kickham Street, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary
Only child.
Educated at Christian Brothers Carrick-on-Suir and then at Mungret College SJ for six years.
Baptised at St Molleran's Catholic Church, Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, 05/04/1935
Confirmed at St Nicholas, Carrick-on-Suir by Dr Cohalen of Waterford and Lismore, 12/05/1946
1953-1955: St Mary's, Emo, , Novitiate
1955-1958: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, ECD (BA)
1958-1961: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Philosophy
1961-1963: Mungret College SJ, Regency
1963-1964: Clongowes Wood College SJ, Regency
1964-1968: Milltown Park, Theology
1968-1969: Rathfarnham Castle, Tertianship
1969-1971: St Francis Xavier, Gardiner Street, working
1971-1975: Rathfarnham Castle, rector
1975: January - Leave of Absence; 01/01/1975 Indult of Holy See granted; 16/05/1975 signed papers of dismissal.
Married Ursula, worked in the Careers Dept at TCD and had three daughters.
Address after leaving: Thorncastle Street, Ringsend, Dublin
Address 2000 & 1991: Trafalgar Lane, Monkstown, County Dublin
https://rip.ie/death-notice/eric-guiry-dublin-monkstown-403821
The death has occurred of
Eric GUIRY
Trafalgar Lane, Monkstown, Dublin / Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary
GUIRY (Monkstown, Co. Dublin and formerly of Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary) – April 15th 2020 (peacefully) in the excellent care of the amazing staff at Cherryfield, Lodge Nursing Home, Milltown. Eric (late of the Jesuit Community and Trinity College); dearly beloved husband of the late Ursula, much loved father of Andrea, Erica and Orla. Sadly missed by his loving daughters, sons-in-law Niall, James and Ruairí, grandchildren, his sister-in-law Bernie, extended family and friends.
May he rest in peace.
Date Published:
Wednesday 15th April 2020
Date of Death:
Wednesday 15th April 2020