County Meath

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County Meath

  • UF Meath
  • UF Co. Meath
  • UF An Mhí

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3 Name results for County Meath

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Brady, Laurence, 1818-1895, Jesuit novice

  • IE IJA J/138
  • Person
  • 1818-23 August 1895

Born: 1818, County Meath
Entered: 24 July 1895, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
Died: 23 August 1895, Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare

Took vows on his death-bed?

He was at one time said to be in business, and also said to have means.
He was a Brother Novice for a very short period. He had lived at Clongowes as a “Parlour Boarder” for some years. He was a companion on the farm to Eugene Duffy.

Preston, Edmund, 1808-1826, Jesuit novice

  • IE IJA J/2011
  • Person
  • 14 February 1808-24 September 1826

Born: 14 February 1808, Gormanstown Castle, County Meath
Entered: 24 September 1826, Teignmouth, Devon, England - Angliae Province (ANG) (in articulo mortis)
Died: 24 September 1826, Teignmouth, Devon, England - Angliae Province (ANG)

Sixth son of Viscount Gormanston - Honourable Edmund Preston and Margaret (Arthur) of Gormastown Castle

Had studied at Stonyhurst, but being attacked by rapid consumption died 24 September 1826 at Teignmouth, Devon

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
PRESTON, EDMUND, was born at Gormanston Castle on the 14th of February, 1808; and was educated at Stonyhurst. This devout Scholastic died of a decline at Brookfield House, West Teignmouth, Devon, on Sunday morning, 24th of September, 1826. A sarcophagus tomb on the north side of West Teignmouth churchyard, near the entrance gate, encloses his remains, and there I copied the following inscription :
SACRED
To the Memory of the Honourable
EDMUND PRESTON,
(Sixth son of the Right Hon. Lord,
Viscount Gormanston, of Gormanston
Castle, County of Meath, Ireland,)
Who died at Teignmouth, 26th Sept. 1826,
in the nineteenth year of his age.

PRESTON, EDMUND, born at Gormanston Castle, on the 14th of February, 1808 : educated at Stonyhurst. This most pious Scholastic died of a rapid decline at Brookfield Cottage, West Teignmouth, on Sunday morning, the 24th of September, 1826. By permission of the Provincial (F. Charles Brooke) his earnest wish was granted to be admitted into the Society, and on the Friday previous to his decease, the Reverend James Laurenson performed the Ceremony. A sarcophagus tomb on the North side of West Teignmouth Churchyard, near the Entrance gate, encloses his remains, and there I copied the following Inscription :
Sacred To the Memory of the Honourable Edmund Preston (Sixth son of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Gormanston, of Gormanston Castle, County of Meath, Ireland) Who died at Teignmouth, the 24th of Sept. 1826, In the nineteenth year of his age.

Stanley, John, 1570-1597, Jesuit novice

  • IE IJA J/2151
  • Person
  • 1570-04 March 1597

Born: 1570, County Meath
Entered: 25 November 1595, St Andrea, Rome, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)
Died: 04 March 1597, Professed House, Rome, Italy, Romanae Province (ROM)

◆ Fr Francis Finegan SJ :
Had made Priestly studies in Belgium before Entry 25 November 1595 Rome. He died while still a Novice at Rome 04 March 1597.