Parish Priests and Curates of the Parish of Greencastle
Greencastle was established as an independent parish in 1892 formerly part of the parish of Badoney Lower (Gortin). Twelve parish priests and 33 curates have served here, according to "The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry - An Index' (published in 1997) by Bishop Edward Daly and Fr. Kieran Devlin they are: |
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Fr. George Nelson (1892) |
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1845 in Carndonagh
1871 at Sessions, France
23rd February, 1920 in
Carncorn - Castlederg parish |
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Fr. James Morris (1898) |
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1854 in Greencastle
1880 at the Irish College, Paris, France
12th February, 1926
(buried in Crossroads, Killygordon, Co. Donegal) |
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Fr. Michael McGeown (1904) |
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1858 in Buninver - Badoney Lower (Gortin)
29th June, 1885 at Maynooth
29th June, 1935
(buried in Carndonagh, Co. Donegal) |
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Fr. Peter McGeown (1923) |
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1865 in Teebane West - Badoney Lower (Gortin)
7th March, 1897 at St. Eugene's Cathedral, Derry
30th December, 1952
(buried in Greencastle) |
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Fr. Daniel Ramsey (1953) |
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1889 in St. Eugene's parish, Derry City
22nd June, 1913 at Maynooth
27th February, 1955
(buried in Greencastle) |
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Fr. Michael Douglas (1955) |
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1900 in Malin, Co. Donegal
20th June, 1926 at Maynooth
16th December, 1976
(buried in Clonmany, Co. Donegal) |
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Fr. Henry McFaul (1956) |
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1901 in Greenlough, Co. Derry
19thJune, 1927 at Maynooth
23rd December, 1973
(buried in Greencastle) |
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Fr. Hugh Gallagher (1974) |
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1913 in Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone
19thJune, 1938 at Maynooth
9th June, 1990
(buried in Clonmany, Co. Donegal) |
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Fr. Desmond Kelly (1977) |
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1922 in Waterside, Derry - Glendermott parish
23rdJune, 1946 at Maynooth
3rd May, 2005
(buried in Desertmartin, Co. Derry) |
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Fr. Seamus Shields (1979) |
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1925 in Desertmartin, Co. Derry
18thJune, 1950
18th August, 1988
(buried at Our Lady of the Wayside, Broughderg) |
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Fr. John Ryder (1988) |
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1931 in Ture, Muff, Co. Donegal - Ishkaeen parish
17th June, 1956 at Maynooth
17th August, 2007
12th December, 2021
Muff, Co. Donegal |
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Fr. Eugene Hasson (2007) |
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1955 in Dungiven
14th June, 1980 at St. Patrick's Church, Dungiven, Co. Derry
21st August, 2015 to the parishes of Lavey (Termoneeny) and Greenlough, residing in Lavey |
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Fr. Edward Gallagher (2015) |
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1966 in Brooklyn, New York
12th June, 1994 in St. Brigid's Church, Carnhill, Co. Derry |
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Parish Curates |
Neal Duggan (1892 - 1894) |
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Thomas Maguire (1895) |
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John O'Callaghan (1896 - 1897) |
Charles Kerlin (1898) |
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Michael O'Neill (1899 - 1902) |
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Francis McGeown (1903 - 1904) |
Peter McCullagh (1905 - 1913) |
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William Bradley (1914 - 1917) |
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James Kelly (1918) |
Archibald McMaster (1919) |
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John Coyle (1920 - 1922) |
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Andrew McGilloway (1923 - 1926) |
Hugh Conway (1927) |
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Michael Collins (1928 - 1930) |
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Michael McCauley (1931 - 1934) |
Patrick Dillon (1936 - 1939) |
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James A. O'Doherty (1936 - 1939) |
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Daniel McSorley (1940 - 1946) |
Martin Rooney (1943) |
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John D. McLaughlin (1944) |
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William Campbell (1945 - 1946) |
Bernard McMenamin (1947 - 1950) |
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Michael Conway (1947) |
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William Rafferty (1948) |
Leo Deery (1948 - 1952) |
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Eugene Boyle (1951 - 1953) |
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John McCullagh (1953) |
George Doherty (1954 - 1957) |
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Joseph Doherty (1958 - 1964) |
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Michael McEldowny (1965 - 1966) |
Joseph O'Connor (1967) |
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Patrick S. McLauglin (1968 - 1970) |
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Patrick Mullan (1971 - 1974) |
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