Peadar Livingstone
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Rev. Fr. Peadar Livingstone (1930 - 1989) was a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland.
[edit] Biography of Peadar Livingstone
Peadar Livingstone was born in 1930 and lived in the town of Castleblayney in County Monaghan. His father was a jeweller. He entered St. Macartan's College in Monaghan 1943. Following his secondary school education, he enter Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He studied Celtic languages--Irish and Welsh--and theology. He was ordained a priest in 1956.
Fr. Livingstone entered University College Dublin to continue his studies in Irish; however, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his master's degree. 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, Latin and religion.
Fr. Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local history. In 1969, he published The Fermanagh Story[1], a comprehensive history of the county of Fermanagh. In 1976, The Monaghan Story[2] was published. He also wrote a regular column for the 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 Bessboro in early 1978. He was soon appointed Parish Priest. He died in 1989, aged 59.
[edit] References
- ^ The Fermanagh story :a documented history of the County Fermanagh from the earliest times to the present day - Enniskillen: Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, 1969.
- ^ The Monaghan story : a documented history of the County Monaghan from the earliest times to 1976. 1980. Enniskillen : Clogher Historical Society.
