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St. Finian's College
St Finian's College is a secondary school, the diocesan school of the Diocese of Meath. It is located in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, and is under the patronage of The Most Reverend Thomas Deenihan, Bishop of Meath. Rev. Dr. Paul Connell is its president. John McHale is the principal. Aisling Ryan and Emma Carey are the deputy principals. History St Finian's College, Navan (1802-1908) St Finian's College was founded in Navan, County Meath as the Meath Diocesan College, by the Bishop of Meath, Patrick Joseph Plunkett. It opened on 2 May 1802. Fr. Eugene O’Reilly as its first president, serving until 1827. Fr. Patrick O'Connor became the second president, retiring due to ill health, succeeded by Fr. Nicholas Power who served until 1967. From 1867 until 1884 the future Australian Bishop Joseph Higgins (bishop), Joseph Higgins served as president. Rev. Bernard Duff served as president from 1884 until 1886 and Fr. John Cassidy was appointed president and continued in offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeath a county, separating it from Meath. Mullingar became the administrative centre for County Westmeath. The town was originally named ''Maelblatha'', and takes its modern name from a mill noted in the legend of Colman of Mullingar. Traditionally a market town serving the surrounding agricultural hinterland, Mullingar's cattle market closed in 2003 for the development of a mixed commercial and residential scheme called Market Point. Mullingar has a number of neighbouring lakes, including Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and Lough Derravaragh. Lough Derravaragh is also known for its connection with the Irish legend of the Children of Lir. The town of Mullingar is linked to Lough Ennell via Lacy's Canal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much glossary of Gaelic games terms, terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ('), which shares a common Gaelic root. The objective of the game is for players to use an Fraxinus excelsior, ash wood stick called a hurl or Hurley (stick), hurley (in Irish a ', pronounced or in English) to hit a small ball called a ' (pronounced in English) between the opponent's goalposts either over the crossbar for one point or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a gaelic football and Hurling positions#Goalkeeper, goalkeeper for three points. The ' can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermot Farrell
Dermot Pius Farrell KC*HS (born 22 November 1954) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Dublin since 2021. Early life and education Farrell was born in Garthy, Castletown Geoghegan, County Westmeath, on 22 November 1954, the eldest of seven children to Dermot and Carmel Farrell. He was baptised in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, and attended primary school in Castletown Geoghegan and Streamstown and secondary school at St Finian's College, Mullingar. Farrell began studying for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, in 1972, completing a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and physics from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth in 1976 and a Bachelor of Divinity from the Pontifical University in 1979. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Meath on 7 June 1980. Presbyteral ministry Following ordination, Farrell's first pastoral assignment was as a curate in the cathedral parish of Mullingar between 1981 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Cagayan De Oro
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Cagayana'') is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)#Catholic Church, metropolitan see on the island of Mindanao, which comprises the civil provinces of Misamis Oriental and Camiguin, as well as the municipality of Malitbog, Bukidnon. Its seat is located at the Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro, located beside the Cagayan River (Mindanao), Cagayan River. History Early history During the History of the Philippines (1565–1898), Spanish era, only the Province of Misamis (province), Misamis existed, which included the present Provinces of Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental, run by the civil government in Cebu. The Order of Augustinian Recollects, Recollect missionaries arrived from Cebu and started a new mission in the province. A civil government of its own only started in 1901, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Of Divinity
A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (academic discipline), divinity (i.e., Christian theology and Christian ministry, ministry or other theologies. The term is more common in the English-speaking world than elsewhere. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the DD is usually a higher doctorate conferred upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, usually for accomplishments beyond the Doctor of Philosophy, PhD or Doctor of Theology, ThD level. In the United States, the DD is generally an honorary degree. In Catholic higher education, Catholic universities, faculties of Catholic theology, theology usually grant the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology (STD), but the DD may be awarded as an honorary degree. Doctor of Divinity by country or church Great Britain & Ireland In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the DD is a higher doctorate conferred by universities upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missionary Society Of St
A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Missionary' 2003, William Carey Library Pub, . In the Bible translations into Latin, Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology. The word ''mission'' originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin (nominative case, nom. ), meaning 'act of sending' or , meaning 'to send'. By religion Buddhist missions The first Buddhist missionaries were called "Dharma Bhanaks", and some see a missionary charge in the symbolism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Cronin (bishop)
Patrick Henry Cronin, (30 November 1913 – 9 February 1991) was an Irish, Roman Catholic, Columban archbishop and missionary. He was the second Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, serving during World War II. Background Born Patrick Henry Cronin on 30 November 1913 in Moneygall, County Offaly, Ireland. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1937. Cronin attended the Tullamore Christian Brothers School and St. Finian's College in Mullingar, Ireland. In 1931, he entered the Dalgan Park the Columban Fathers' Seminary. Six years later, he was ordained as priest under the Missionary Society of St. Columban. Ministry On 24 May 1955 Cronin was appointed as Prelate of Ozamis in the Philippines. Concurrently, he was the Titular Bishop of Ubaza. Upon the retirement Archbishop James Hayes on 13 October 1970, he was appointed as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in 1971. As Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, he established the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Cogan
Dean Anthony Cogan (1826–1872) was a nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Irish priest (awarded the religious title of '' dean''), born in Slane, who wrote a history of the Diocese of Meath in Ireland. Published in two volumes in 1862 and 1867, Cogan's '' The Diocese of Meath'' was an important history of Christianity in Ireland. Anthony Cogan was born in 1826, one of five sons and three daughters of baker Thomas Coogan and his wife Ann Sillary,Historian and Priest Cogan Honoured with Plaque Drogheda Independent, June 6th, 2003. his mother converted from the Church of Ireland to Catholicism to marry. Cogan trained for the priesthood in St. Finian' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Kelly (referee)
Barry Kelly (born 1970) is an Irish hurling referee. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, he went on to become one of the top referees in his sport and has officiated at several All-Ireland finals in minor, under-21 and senior levels. He is a member of the St Oliver Plunkett's club in Mullingar. He is an English, History and CSPE teacher at St Finian's College in Mullingar. Kelly has refereed four All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Finals - 2006, 2008, 2012, and 2014. He has twin sons, Manus and Theo. His wife Catherine died after a brief illness at St. James's Hospital St. James's Hospital ''Confirms spelling of name as "James's" and Irish name'' () is a teaching hospital in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its academic partner is Trinity College Dublin. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. ... in 2013. References 1970 births Living people All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final referees Hurling referees Irish schoolteachers Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenstal Abbey
Glenstal Abbey is a Catholic Church, Catholic Order of St. Benedict, Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation located in Murroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba. In July 2024, Columba McCann was elected to serve as the seventh abbot of the community. History The abbey is located in and beside Glenstal Castle, a Norman architecture, Normanesque castle. The house was built for Sir Matthew Barrington, who, in 1818, purchased part of John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery, Lord Carbery's Limerick estate. Designed as a castle in 12th century style, it was built in the 1830s. The village of Glenstal grew from the construction of the abbey. Many of the builders and craftsmen who came to construct the Abbey ended up settling in the area. Barrington baronets#Barrington baronets, of Limerick (1831), Sir Charles Burton Barrington, 5th Baronet inherited the estate from his father in 1890. In 1921, his daughter, Winifred, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 Glossary of golf#Hole, ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course has a teeing ground for the hole's first stroke, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various Hazard (golf), ''hazards'' that may be water, rocks, or sand-filled Glossary of golf#Bunker, ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Many golf courses are designed to resemble their native landscape, such as alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
