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Born: 15 July 1922, Coote Terrace, Portlaoise, County Laois
Entered: 07 September 1939, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
Ordained: 31 July 1953, Milltown Park, Dublin
Final Vows: 02 February 1956, Loyola, Tai Lam Chung, Hong Kong

Left Society of Jesus: 1970

Transcribed: HIB to HK - 03 December 1966

Parents William, a Chemist and a Dentist and Gertrude (Aird)

Eldest of a family of eight sons (1 deceased) and four daughters (1 deceased).

Early education was at the Christian Brothers Portarlington for ten years.

1939-1941: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Novitiate
1941-1944: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD
1944-1947: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg,, Philosophy
1947-1949: Yim Yuan, Paak Chue Lo, Tungshan, Canton, China (Hong Kong) - Regency, learning language
1949-1950: Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, Regency
1950-1954: Milltown Park, Theology
1954-1955: Rathfarnham Castle, Tertianship
1955-1956 Cheung Chau, Language studies
1956-1963: Wah Yan, Kowloon Teaching in Chu Hai College. From 1958 also at United Colleges. From 1962 in New Asia College
1963--1964: Fordham NY, USA (NEB) studying for MA at Columbia University in English Litterature
1964-1965: Wah Yan, Kowloon Teaching in United Colleges and Northcote Training College
1965-1969: Ricci Hall, Hong Kong, Teaching in United Colleges and Northcote Training College
1969-1970: Leave of Absence. At University

Address 2000: Hong Lok Road East, Taipo, New Territories, Hong Kong

Born: 07 January 1930, Coote Terrace, Portlaoise, County Laois
Entered: 07 September 1948, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 31 July 1962, Milltown Park, Dublin
Died: 02 November 2006, Sue Ryder Home, Ballyroan, Portlaoise, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 07 September 1966

Parents William, a Chemist and a Dentist and Gertrude (Aird)

Seventh of eight boys with three sisters.

Early education was at a Christian Brothers National School, and then at the Secondary School, both in Portlaoise.

Baptised in St Peter and Paul’s, Portlaoise, 12/01/1930

1948-1950: St Mary's, Emo, Novitiate
1950-1953: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD
1953-1956: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Philosophy
1956-1959: Mungret College SJ, Regency
1959-1963: Milltown Park, Theology
1962-1966: at Loyola Chicago IL, USA (CHG) studying Industrial Relations

Left community 20/06/1966, whereabouts unknown.

Married Peggy (Margaret Bowers) in Chicago, but in 2001 they were divorced, and he had returned to Ireland and the Church.

1966 Address: New Orleans Street, Chicago IL, USA

Had taught at the Latin School, North Boulevard, Chicago and then relocated to Maine.
Address 2000: Madawaska Road, Palmyra, Maine, USA. In 2000 he writes he is not in great health - bypass surgery.

Dispensed from Priestly Celibacy 28/05/2002

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2008/09/25/obituaries/donal-robert-gannon/

DONAL ROBERT GANNON

PALMYRA – Donal R. Gannon, 76, died Nov. 3, 2006, in Ireland, after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Portlaoise, Ireland. He was educated in Ireland and came to the United States to complete a master’s degree in industrial relations. He married his wife, Peggy, in Chicago, and they relocated to Maine in 1974. As a supervisor in Maine’s Department of Child Support Enforcement, Donal devised a set of guidelines for non-custodial parents that was subsequently adopted virtually nationwide. The family moved to Palmyra in 1977, where, after retiring from the state, Donal and his spouse opened a greenhouse and nursery business, The Shepherd’s Garden, which they ran jointly for 12 years and where he was able to pursue his love of gardening. Donal returned to Ireland in the spring of 2001. He is survived by his ex-wife, Peggy of Palmyra; a daughter, Kirstin Larson of Palatine, Ill.; a daughter, Nancy of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, Kevin of Tempe, Ariz.; a son, Brendan of Cambridge, Mass.; three grandsons, Robert and Nathan Krause of Chicago and Benjamin Larson of Palatine, Ill.; five brothers, Anthony and James of Ireland, Ignatius of Wheathampsted, England, Francis of Philadelphia and John of Hong Kong; three sisters, Claire Gill and Gertrude Dunne, both of Ireland and Gabrielle Nahaboo of London; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, William and Patrick, both of Ireland; and a sister who died in childhood. Services and burial took place Nov. 6, in Portlaoise, Ireland.

Born: 08 December 1945, Skehana House, Ballylinan, Athy, County Kildare
Entered: 07 September 1963, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 22 June 1975, Gonzaga College SJ, Dublin
Died: 09 February 2024, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, County Dublin

Left Society of Jesus: 1978

Born in Portlaoise, County Laois

Parents were farmers. Father - John, Mother Sarah (Connolly)

Third of five boys with three sisters.

Educated at a Convent school in Stradbally, County Laois , he then went to a National School in Ballylinan for four years. He then went to Athy CBS for three years and after that to Cistercian College Roscrea for two years.

Baptised at Sacred Heart, Stradbally, 13/12/1945
Confirmed at Sacred Heart, Arles, by Dr Keoghh of Kildare and Leighlin, 02/04/1957

ADMN/7 has LEFT c1980
Wrote to Socius in Spring 1983 saying he was married in 1983 - therefore not in Catalogue 1983-1984, so has not officially left until then; Was dispensed from vows and priesthood in 1978. (Married Cidenes Santos Macedo Costa 17/09/1980))

1963-1965: St Mary's, Emo,
1965-1968: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD
1968-1970: Milltown Park, Philosophy
1970-1972: Canisius College, Chikuni, Zambia, Regency
1972-1975: Milltown Park, Theology
1975-1977: JSTB Berkeley CA, USA (CAL) studying Theology
1977-1978: SFX Gardiner Street assisting in parish and Adult catechetics - living at Tabor House, Milltown Park
1978: Sought dispensation from Vows.
Athy, Co Kildare

Address 1985: Mariz E Barros, Appt 1002, Icarai, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Address 2000: CitiBank, Rua da Assemblia, Andar Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In 2000 writes: The invitation to attend the reunion of past and present Jesuits on 14th October was the best surprise I;ve had for a long time - just to be remembered after so many years is very satisfying.