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John Moynihan, the son of Thomas and Mary Moynihan, was born on 24 November 1900 in Castlegregory, County Kerry. He was educated at Aughacasla National School (eight years) and at St. Brendan’s Seminary, Killarney (four years) and he matriculated in June 1918. He studied at All Hallows College in Dublin from October 1918 to March 1919. He joined the Irish Capuchin Franciscans in September 1920 taking the religious name of Senan. He took his final vows in 1925 and he was ordained a priest in 1928. Shortly after his ordination in 1928 he was appointed editor of ‘The Father Mathew Record’, a popular monthly publication of the Irish Capuchins which promoted the Order’s overseas’ missions (particularly in Africa) and carried articles supporting the cause of total abstinence. Fr. Senan strove to create a higher grade, more literary publication. He was acquainted with many well-known Irish writers and artists and he secured permission from the Order’s leadership to publish an ‘Annual’ in 1930. ‘The Capuchin Annual’ was published from 1930 to 1977. The publication was very much the work of Fr. Senan and he remained its editor until 1954. In 1955 a decision was made at the Capuchin Provincial Chapter to remove Fr. Senan from the editorship of the ‘Annual’. Soon afterwards he travelled to Perth at the invitation of Archbishop Redmond Prendiville (1900-1968), a fellow Kerry man. Fr. Francis Moynihan, a brother of Fr. Senan, had also been resident in Australia and was parish priest of St. John’s, Clifton Hill, in Melbourne. Fr. Francis was also the editor of ‘The Advocate’, a leading Catholic newspaper in Australia. Fr. Senan arrived in Perth in 1959. He was incardinated into the Perth Archdiocese on 1 April 1959 (as a diocesan priest having left the Capuchin Order). On arrival he took up a position as chaplain to religious sisters at St Anne’s Hospital, Mt Lawley (now Mercy Hospital). He did not, however, act as a chaplain to the patients. Archbishop Redmond Prendiville appointed him the first archivist of the Archdiocese of Perth in July 1962. Fr. Senan died in Perth on 26 July 1970. He is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth.

Patrick Hyland was born in County Longford on 2 March 1901. He joined the Capuchin Order in September 1918 and took Edmund as his religious name. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1927. Two years later he was transferred to the mission custody in the United States. His first assignment was as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Oregon. He ministered there until 1947 when he moved to St. Joseph’s Parish in Roseburg, Oregon. During his term as pastor, he was instrumental in acquiring some new property on the edge of the town. He built a parish hall on the new site which served as a temporary church until funds could be raised to build a new place of worship. A school and rectory were also built and plans for a new church were also drawn up. In 1959 he was appointed pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Fort Bragg in California. He remained here until 1961 when he was appointed guardian (local superior) at St. Patrick’s Friary in Wilmington in Delaware. He assisted in the transfer of this house to the New Jersey Capuchin Province. His health began to fail in the years afterwards and he was assigned to the community residing at San Lorenzo Friary, Santa Inés, California. He died in San Lorenzo on 9 August 1969 and was buried in the adjoining cemetery.

Baptismal name: Patrick Hyland
Religious name: Fr. Edmund Hyland OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 2 Mar. 1901
Place of birth: Agharanagh, Rathcline, County Longford (Diocese of Ardagh)
Name of father: Michael Hyland
Name of mother: Mary Hyland (née Gavigan)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 29 Sept. 1918
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1919
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1922
Date of ordination (as priest): 29 June 1927
Educational attainments: BA (1923)
Missionary activities: Travelled to the United States mission custody in 1929
Date of death: 9 Aug. 1960
Place of death: Los Angeles, California
Place of burial: Cemetery, San Lorenzo Seminary, Santa Inés, California

John Joseph Carroll was born near Nenagh in County Tipperary on 15 February 1903. He joined the Capuchin Franciscans in September 1921 and took Finian as his religious name. Having completed his philosophical and theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1929. Shortly afterwards, he volunteered for missionary work in the United States. His first assignment was in the Parish of St. Mary of the Angels in Ukiah, California. He remained assistant pastor in Ukiah until 1933 when he was assigned to Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame, California. In August 1939 he was appointed pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Elk, California. In the following years he had many assignments, moving between California and Oregon and ministering in various Capuchin foundations. From July 1939 to July 1943, he was pastor at Mission Santa Inés, Solvang, California. He then moved to St. Joseph’s Parish in Roseburg, Oregon (1943-4). From 1944 to 1950, he was assistant pastor in Ukiah California. He then served as custodian at the Capuchin Friary in McKenzie Ridge, Oregon (1950-2). In 1952 he was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fort Bragg, California. Here he was successful in building a new church and rectory and relocating the parish hall to the new property. In 1956 he moved to the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Los Angeles and was appointed pastor. He immediately began raising funds for the construction of a new church. By the time he retired from the parish in 1964, the new church was completed and was open for services. In 1969 he was transferred to Mission Santa Inés in California. This was to be his last appointment as his health had begun to decline. In September 1971, he returned to Ireland to celebrate his Golden Jubilee as Capuchin Franciscan friar. He suffered a heart attack on 16 September 1971 in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He was buried in the Capuchin plot in Foulkstown Cemetery in County Kilkenny.

Baptismal name: John Joseph Carroll
Religious name: Fr. Finian Carroll OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 15 Feb. 1903
Place of birth: Belleen, Nenagh, County Tipperary (Diocese of Killaloe)
Name of father: Hugh Carroll
Name of mother: Julia Carroll (née Slattery)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 18 Sept. 1921
Date of first profession: 15 Oct. 1922
Date of final profession: 29 Dec. 1925
Educational attainments: BA (NUI), 1925
Date of ordination (as priest): 29 June 1929
Missionary activities: Travelled to the American mission custody in 1929
Date of death: 17 Sept. 1971
Place of death: Nenagh, County Tipperary
Place of burial: Foulkstown Cemetery, County Kilkenny

Baptismal name: David Matthew Carew
Religious name: Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 20 Oct. 1902
Place of birth: Ballydavid, Templeneiry, Bansha, County Tipperary
Name of father: William Carew (Farmer)
Name of mother: Mary Carew
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 18 Sept. 1921
Date of first profession: 15 Oct. 1922
Date of final profession: 29 Dec. 1925
Date of ordination (as priest): 29 July 1928 (Rome)
Educational attainments: BA, 1st class hons. (1925); Doctor of Divinity (Rome), (1929)
Leadership positions: Guardian, Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal, 1943-52; Guardian, Rochestown Friary, County Cork, 1964-7; Mission Secretary for nine years
Date of death: 2 Dec. 1987
Place of death: Kilkenny
Place of burial: Foulkstown Cemetery, County Kilkenny

James Grealy was born in Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, on 6 October 1927. He was received into the Capuchin Order in October 1927 at St. Bonaventure’s in Cork. He took Hubert as his religious name upon joining the Order. He was ordained to the priesthood on 23 June 1935. He served as Director of Students at St. Bonaventure’s in Cork for twenty-one years (1944-67). Prior to this assignment, Fr. Hubert served as Vice-Master of Novices. In 1970 he was appointed Master of Novices, a position he would hold for five years (to September 1975). Throughout his life, he maintained a keen interest in Mariology and published several works on the subject. Later, his special interest in the Knock apparition led him to write several pamphlets, including ‘Towards an understanding of the Apparition at Knock’ (1959) and ‘The Meaning of St. Joseph’s Presence at the Apparition at Knock’ (1960). In 1975 the Franciscan Herald Press published his work on the souls in purgatory titled ‘The Mystery of Purgatory’. He was also involved in giving retreats (particularly to religious sisters). He spent the final years of his life in the Capuchin Friary in Raheny in Dublin. He died in a nursing home in Dalkey, County Dublin, and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

Baptismal name: James Harold Grealy
Religious name: Fr. Hubert Grealy OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 6 Oct. 1907
Place of birth: Caherlesk, Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny (Diocese of Ossory)
Name of father: Michael Grealy
Name of mother: Catherine Grealy (née Timon)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1927 (Kilkenny Friary)
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1928
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1931 (St. Bonaventure’s Friary, Cork)
Date of ordination (as priest): 23 June 1935 (St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, County Donegal)
Leadership positions: Spiritual Director of Philosophy Students, St. Bonaventure’s Friary, Cork, 1944-67; Master of Novices, Kilkenny Friary, 1970-5
Date of death: 29 Mar. 1993
Place of death: Our Lady’s Manor Nursing Home, Dalkey, County Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

Baptismal name: Thomas Hyland
Religious name: Fr. Macartan Hyland OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 31 May 1939
Place of birth: Dublin
Name of father: Richard Hyland
Name of mother: Mary Hyland (née Ní Shoinnion)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1956
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1957
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1960
Date of ordination (as priest): 28 May 1964
Educational attainments: BA (1960)
Missionary activities: Travelled to Livingstone, Zambia, on 3 Sept. 1964. He went to the South African mission in July 1982.
Date of death: 27 Dec. 2000
Place of death: Parow, Cape Town, South Africa
Place of burial: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa

James Honohan was born in Donoughmore in County Cork on 16 September 1905. He joined the Capuchin Franciscans in April 1932 and took Patrick as his religious name. Shortly after his solemn (final) profession in April 1936, he was transferred to the United States mission custody. His initial assignment was in St. Patrick’s Friary in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1943 he was transferred to St. Joseph’s Church in Roseburg, Oregon, where he spent three years. In 1946 he came to St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California, where he spent thirteen years, serving as cook and sacristan. Following another year in Willington, Br. Patrick returned to St. Francis High School. In 1966 he assigned to Mission Santa Inés, Solvang, California. He again served as cook and sacristan and maintained the mission’s grounds. He died in Santa Inés on 6 September 1979 and was buried in the cemetery adjoining San Lorenzo Friary.

Baptismal name: James Honohan
Religious name: Br. Patrick Honohan OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 16 Sept. 1905
Place of birth: Ballycunningham, Donoughmore, County Cork (Diocese of Cloyne)
Name of father: Andrew Honohan (Farmer)
Name of mother: Hannah Honohan (née Twomey)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 24 Apr. 1932
Date of first profession: 25 Apr. 1933
Date of final profession: 25 Apr. 1936
Missionary activities: Travelled to the United States mission on 4 Oct. 1936
Date of death: 6 Sept. 1979
Place of death: Santa Inés, California
Place of burial: San Lorenzo Friary, Santa Inés, California

Patrick Francis Gaynor was born in Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary on 17 May 1925. He received his primary and secondary education at the local Christian Brothers’ school. He entered the Capuchin novitiate at Rochestown in County Cork on 3 October 1944. He took Barnabas as his religious name upon joining the Order. He obtained a BA degree from University College Cork in 1948 and then proceeded to Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal for his theological studies. He was ordained to the priesthood on 12 June 1952. He served as assistant master of novices in Rochestown Friary until July 1953 when he moved to Kilkenny where he served as a questor for five years. In 1958 he was transferred to the Church Street Friary in Dublin. He taught religion in various vocational schools for ten years. He attended University College Dublin from 1971 to 1973 and was awarded a Higher Diploma in Education and later a Diploma in Counselling and Career Guidance. He also held the position of Provincial Bursar for two years. A posting to Cape Town in South Africa for missionary work was cut short due to medical issues and he returned to the Church Street Friary in Dublin. He continued to be active in ministry (particularly with the Secular Franciscan Organisation and Padre Pio prayer groups) until his death on 14 May 2001. He was buried in the Capuchin plot in Dardistown Cemetery in County Dublin.

Baptismal name: Patrick Francis Gaynor
Religious name: Fr. Barnabas Gaynor OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 17 May 1925
Place of birth: Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary (Diocese of Waterford & Lismore)
Name of father: Michael Gaynor
Name of mother: Margaret Gaynor (née Guiry)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1944
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1945
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1948
Date of ordination (as priest): 12 June 1952
Educational attainments: BA, 2nd class hons. (1948); Higher Diploma in Education (1973)
Date of death: 14 May 2001
Place of death: Sacred Heart Residence, Sybil Hill Nursing Home, Dublin
Place of burial: Dardistown Cemetery, Dublin

John Joseph Gleeson was born in Cork on 28 October 1910. He received his initial education with the Christian Brothers and later at the Capuchin College in Rochestown in County Cork. He joined the Order in November 1929 and took Richard as his religious name. After completing his novitiate, he graduated with a BA degree in philosophy and advanced to his theological studies. He was ordained to the priesthood at Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary in County Donegal on 27 June 1937. Shortly afterwards, he was transferred to the American mission custody. He was initially assigned to St. Patrick’s Friary in Wilmington, Delaware, where he gave numerous missions, retreats, and novenas. He was also frequently chosen as the homilist at Requiem Masses for deceased friars. He worked as associate pastor, as vice novice master and teacher, and as guardian and pastor. Later in his life, he ministered in Capuchin foundations in California (Fort Bragg, Burlingame, and La Cañada Flintridge) and in Oregon (Roseburg and Bend). His health began to decline in the late 1950s and he was transferred to Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame. He died on 18 June 1976 and was buried in the cemetery attached to San Lorenzo Seminary, Santa Inés, California.

Baptismal name: John Joseph Gleeson
Religious name: Fr. Richard Gleeson OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 28 Oct. 1910
Place of birth: 50 Evergreen Street, Cork
Name of father: Joseph Gleeson
Name of mother: Nora Gleeson (née O’Leary)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 1 Nov. 1929
Date of first profession: 2 Nov. 1930
Date of final profession: 2 Nov. 1933
Educational attainments: BA, 2nd class hons. (1933)
Date of ordination (as priest): 27 June 1937 (Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal)
Missionary activities: Travelled to the United States mission in 1937
Date of death: 18 June 1976
Place of death: Burlingame, California
Place of burial: Cemetery, San Lorenzo Seminary, Santa Inés, California

Baptismal name: John Burke
Religious name: Fr. Eustace Burke OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 24 Dec. 1914
Place of birth: Ballyhesty, Whitechurch, County Cork
Name of father: John Burke (Farmer)
Name of mother: Margaret Teresa Burke (née Murphy)
Date of parents’ marriage: 9 Feb. 1909
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1934
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1935
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1938
Date of ordination (as priest): 14 June 1942 (St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, County Donegal)
Educational attainments: BA (1938)
Missionary activities: Travelled to the Prefecture of Victoria Falls, Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) in November 1942. He was initially stationed in the Sichilli mission in Barotseland, but a serious illness necessitated his transfer to Livingstone where he ministered until August 1947. He was then transferred to South Africa and was appointed pastor of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone, Cape Town.
Date of death: 2 Oct. 1949
Place of death: St. Joseph’s Sanatorium, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa
Place of burial: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa