O'Brien, Louis James, 1883-1945, Jesuit priest
- IE IJA J/1856
- Person
- 07 March 1883-15 March 1945
Born: 07 March 1883, Churchfield, County Limerick
Entered: 06 September 1902, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
Ordained: 1914
Final Vows: 02 February 1921
Died: 15 March 1945, Tonasket, WA, USA - Oregonensis Province (ORE)
Transcribed HIB to TAUR : 1903; TAUR to CAL : 1909; CAL to ORE
Father was a farmer and twice married. By his forst wife he had two daughters and five sons, of whom he is the fourth. By his second marriage he had twop sons and two daughters, one of whom is deceased.
Educated at Christian Brothers School Limerick and then went to Presentation Brothers School, Mountrath,County Laois, but returned home for health reasons. He then went to Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick (St Clement’s), but again health failed and home study was done. Then he went to the Crescent College
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