Peadar Livingstone
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Rev. Peadar Livingstone was a Roman Catholic priest
in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland.
, County Monaghan
. His father was a jeweller. He entered St. Macartan's College, Monaghan in 1945. Following his secondary school education, he enter Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He studied Celtic languages — Gaeilge and Cymraeg — and theology. He was ordained a priest in 1957. Fr. Livingstone continued his studies at Maynooth; however, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his Higher Diploma in Education. He was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Michael's College in Enniskillen
, a diocesan seminary in Northern Ireland. At St. Michael's, he taught Irish, history and religious education (RE).
Fr. Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local history. In 1969, he published The Fermanagh Story, a comprehensive history of the county of Fermanagh. In 1979, his work The Monaghan Story was published. He also wrote a regular column for The Fermanagh Herald
, a local newspaper, under the name "Ernesense".
In 1977, Fr. Livingstone was appointed president of St. Michael's College where he introduced some disciplinary measures, including mandatory uniforms. He was appointed a curate to the parish of Donaghmoyne in 1977. In 1987 he was assigned to the parish of Clogher in County Tyrone where he died later that year, aged 55.
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland.
Biography of Peadar Livingstone
Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in CastleblayneyCastleblayney
Castleblayney or Castleblaney is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town has a population of about 3,000.Castleblayney lies near the border with County Armagh and is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry...
, County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
. His father was a jeweller. He entered St. Macartan's College, Monaghan in 1945. Following his secondary school education, he enter Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He studied Celtic languages — Gaeilge and Cymraeg — and theology. He was ordained a priest in 1957. Fr. Livingstone continued his studies at Maynooth; however, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his Higher Diploma in Education. He was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Michael's College in Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
, a diocesan seminary in Northern Ireland. At St. Michael's, he taught Irish, history and religious education (RE).
Fr. Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local history. In 1969, he published The Fermanagh Story, a comprehensive history of the county of Fermanagh. In 1979, his work The Monaghan Story was published. He also wrote a regular column for The Fermanagh Herald
Fermanagh Herald
The Fermanagh Herald is a weekly newspaper published and sold mainly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1902 by the North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company, who had been established a year earlier by the Lynch family...
, a local newspaper, under the name "Ernesense".
In 1977, Fr. Livingstone was appointed president of St. Michael's College where he introduced some disciplinary measures, including mandatory uniforms. He was appointed a curate to the parish of Donaghmoyne in 1977. In 1987 he was assigned to the parish of Clogher in County Tyrone where he died later that year, aged 55.
External links
- Father Peadar Livingstone: Ildánach, The Clogher Record, Vol. 10, No. 3 (1981), pp. 279–283 (article consists of 6 pages), published by the Clogher Historical Society
- http://www.peterspioneers.com/fermanaghstory.pdf
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/27695828
- http://www.jstor.org/pss/27699284
- http://www.jstor.org/pss/20496067