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O'Grady, Peter, 1907-1993, Jesuit priest
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23 May 1907-16 June 1993
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Born: 23 May 1907, Bockagh, Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon
Entered: 14 November 1939, Tullabeg (HIB for Oregonensis Province - ORE)
Ordained: 01 April 1933, Madrid, Spain
Final Vows: 02 February 1950
Died: 16 June 1993, Spokane WA, USA - Oregonensis Province (ORE)
Parents were small farmers.
Youngest of three boys. Two sisters, one older and one younger both died.
Early education was at a local National school and then at the Christian Brothers in Ballaghadereen for two years. He then went to St Nathy’s College in Ballaghadereen for four years.
In 1927 he went to the Irish College in Salamanca and was ordained in Madrid on 01 April 1933.
He then went into the Cheyenne Diocese in Wyoming, USA, and worked there for six years.
Did novitiate in Ireland 1939-1941
by 1942 at Milltown (HIB) studying 1941-1943
by 1947 at Rathfarnham (HIB) making Tertianship
◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - Alumnus of Irish College Salamanca
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- County Offaly (King's) » Ballycowan (Bar.) » Tullabeg » St Stanislaus College (Tullabeg)
- United States of America » Washington » Spokane
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Sandford Road » Milltown Park
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Rathfarnham » Rathfarnham Castle
- County Laois (Queen's) » Bocadh
- Spain » Salamanca » Irish College (Salamanca)
- United States of America » Wyoming » Cheyenne
- County Roscommon » Ballaghaderreen » Chapel Street (Ballaghaderreen) » St Nathy's College
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