Sheehan, Edmund (60023)
Full Name: Father Edmund Sheehan
Born: 1877
Died: 29 November 1960
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Biography:
Fr Sheehan was born in Ballybunion, Kerry county, Ireland in 1877 and was ordained on the feast of Our Lady Help of Christian's. He arrived in Australia in 1902 and came to Boorowa six years later, as an assistant priest. In 1915, he came back to St Patrick's as parish priest.
Father Edmund Sheehan's grave is in the Catholic portion of Boorowa Cemetery.
Associated Churches:
Boorowa, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1877
Address: Queen Street, , Boorowa New South Wales, 2586
‘A church was built 1854 as an outpost of Yass Mission, but a resident priest came in 1864. That old church became unstable and too small and was later…
Murringo, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1874 - 1877
Address: Boreham Street, , Murringo New South Wales, 2586
The Church is part of a group of buildings built by the Catholic Church in Murringo (previously Marengo) between the 1870s and 1930 to serve the local Catholic…