Part 5 - Postcard from Fr. Hilary McDonagh

Baptismal name: Thomas McDonagh
Religious name: Fr. Hilary McDonagh OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 5 June 1900
Place of birth: Graiguecullen, County Carlow (Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin)
Name of father: Michael McDonagh (Royal Irish Constabulary Policeman)
Name of mother: Mary McDonagh (née Keating)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 20 Sept. 1918
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1919
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1922
Date of ordination (as priest): 29 July 1928 (Rome)
Educational attainments: BA (1922); MA, 1st class honours (1923); Studentship (1924); PhD, Catholic University of Louvain (1926); Higher Diploma in Education (1935)
Leadership positions: Vice-Secretary Capuchin Procurator’s Office, Rome, 1932-4; Provincial Definitor (Councillor), 1949-51, 1952-5, 1955-8, 1958-61, 1961-4; Master of Cleric Novices; Custos General, 1964-7.
Date of death: 7 May 1967
Place of death: Church Street, Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin