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Moycullen Parish Priests in Famine Times

It was a story from Cathal Poirteirs compilation of Folk Memories entitled "Famine Echoes" that directed this research.  The story concerned a Moycullen Parish Priest in Famine times who anointed 19 people on the roadside and later witnessed the struggle of a dying man outside the church gate on a Sunday morning.  That priest was Francis Kenny.
The stories in this book "Famine Echoes" were collected by the Irish Folklore Commission in 1935 and 1945.  Questionnaires were sent out to all the schools in 1945 to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Famine.  The result of this important work is now in book form, and for the very first time we are allowed to listen to the silenced voices of our ancestors.
A search in the Diocesan Records revealed that there were two parish priests in Moycullen during the Great Famine.

Rev. Patrick Fahy P.P. 1840-1848
Rev. Francis Kenny P.P. 1848-1897

Laurence O'Donnell was Bishop of Galway at that time.

  • Laurence O'Donnell

    Laurence O'Donnell

    Bishop of Galway 1844-1855
  • Rev Patrick Fahy

    Rev Patrick Fahy

    P.P. Moycullen 1840-1848
  • Diary of Rev Patrick Fahy P.P. Moycullen

    Diary of Rev Patrick Fahy P.P. Moycullen

    Extracts from Moycullen Registry of Baptisms & Marriages 1837-1848
  • Rev Francis Kenny

    Rev Francis Kenny

    P.P. Moycullen 1848-1897
The Famine
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