Born: 22 July 1917, Kickham Street, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary
Entered: 07 September 1935, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Died: 25 September 1989, Glen Upper Kilsheelan, Clonmel, County Tipperary

Left Society of Jesus: 08 May 1943

Father was an engineer and died in 1934., and Mother ran a shop and garage.

Third of five boys with three sisters.

Educated at Christian Brothers in Carrick-on-Suir (1924-1934) and then at Mungret College SJ for one year.

1935-1937: St Mary's, Emo, Novitiate
1937-1940: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate
1940-1943: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Philosophy