Peakin, Brendan William, b.1915-2001, former Jesuit scholastic
- IE IJA ADMN/7/209
- Person
- 23 February 1915-2001
Born: 23 February 1915, Parnell Street, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 07 September 1933, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Died: 2001, Harare, Zimbabwe
Left Society of Jesus: 05 October 1945
Father, Philip, was a butcher in Parnell Street and he died in 1919. Mother was Mary (McGee). Family resided at Belvedere Avenue, North Circular Road Dublin. Mother resided after father’s death at Parnell Street, Dublin, supported by the butcher’s shop which was managed by the eldest brother.
Third of six boys.
Educated at a preparatory school and O’Connells school and then he went to Mungret College SJ
Baptised at St Agatha’s North William Street, 26/02/1915
Conformed at St Agatha’s North William Street by Dr Byrne of Dublin, 15/02/1927
1933-1935: St Mary's, Emo, , Novitiate
1935-1938: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD
1938-1941: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Philosophy
1941-1943: Mungret College SJ, Regency
1943-1944: Clongowes Wood College SJ, Regency
1944-1945: Milltown Park, Theology
Reported (1973) to be married and living in Yorkshire
Address 2000: Ridgeway South, Harare, Zimbabwe