Parish Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths

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Very Rev. Manus Rodgers

Assistant Priest, Silvermines

Co Tipperary,

Died on Tuesday 30th August 2011
in Kilkenny Regional Hospital.

Fr. Manus served as priest of the Killaloe Diocese for 59 years and was a native of Scariff, Co. Clare. He studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Carlow where he was ordained in 1952. He began his priestly ministry in the diocese of Brentwood, England. In December 1956 he returned to take up an appointment as curate in Kilmaley. In 1960 he was appointed curate in Killaloe and in 1965 became curate in Newmarket on Fergus. He was transferred to Tulla in 1977 as curate. In July 1986 he was appointed parish priest of Killanena-Flagmount and in 1989 he was appointed parish priest of Silvermines, Co Tipperary where he served until his retirement in 2004. He was appointed Assistant Pastor to Silvermines Parish in 2004.

Fr. Manus’s remains will repose at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Silvermines, Co Tipperary from 4pm until 8pm on Wednesday, 31st August with Funeral Prayers at 8pm.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 1st September at 2pm Fr. Manus will be laid to rest in the Church grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Silvermines immediately after the Requiem Mass.

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David Keane

16 Ballycaseymanor

Shannon

Died 26th August 2011

Arrangements

Requiem Mass on Tuesday 30th August at 11am

in St. Mochta’s Church, Porterstown, Clonsilla, Dublin.

Private burial will take place afterwards.

Length of days is not what makes honourable, nor number of years the true measure of life.

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Gerry Fox

93 Tullyvarraga Crescent

Shannon

Died 24th August 2011

Arrangements

Reposing at McMahon’s Funeral Home, Shannon, from 5.30pm on Friday 26th August

with removal at 8pm to SS John & Paul Church, Shannon.

Funeral Mass on Saturday 27th August at 11am.

Burial in Illaunmanagh Cemetery.

“At Peace with The Lord”

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Very Rev. Hugh O’Dowd

Parish Priest of O’Callaghan’s Mills,

Co. Clare

Died 5th August 2011
in the Bons Secours Hospital, Galway.

Fr. Hugh served as priest of Killaloe Diocese for 47 years. He was a native of Sixmilebridge, Co Clare where he was born on March 25th 1939. He was educated in St Flannan’s College, Ennis and St Patrick’s College, Maynooth where he was ordained on June 21st 1964. After ordination he was appointed on Temporary Mission to the Diocese of Ossory. He was recalled in 1969 and assigned to a teaching post in London. He returned to take H. Dip in Education and to take up a teaching post in St Flannan’s College in 1972. In 1986 he volunteered to work on the Killaloe Mission to Zimbabwe and remained there until 1991. He was appointed C.C. Truagh on his return and Administrator of St. Joseph’s Ennis in 1993. He was appointed Parish Priest of Ogonnelloe in 1997 and Parish Priest of O’Callaghan’s Mills in 2009.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Fr. Hugh’s remains will repose at the church of St Patrick, O’Callaghan’ s Mills, Co. Clare from 5 p.m. until 8.00 p.m. on Sunday 7th August with Funeral Prayers at 8.00 pm.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, 8th August  in St Patrick’s Church, O’Callaghans Mills Co. Clare at 2.00 pm. Fr. Hugh will be laid to rest in the Church grounds of St. Patrick’s Church immediately after the Requiem Mass.

Suaimhneas síoraí tabhair dó a Thiarna, agus go lonraí solas suthain air.

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Margaret O’Dea

115 Cluain Airne

Shannon

Died 4th August 2011

Arrangements

Reposing at Carrigoran House, Newmarket-on-Fergus, on Friday 5th August

with removal at 7pm to Mary Immaculate Church, Shannon.

Funeral Mass on Saturday 6th August at 12 noon.

Burial in Illaunmanagh Cemetery.

May she rest in God’s peace.