Canon John McGuirk,
Ordained priest 1897.
Listed in
[Thom's, 1901]
as a curate at Newtownmountkennedy, Co.Wicklow
(RC par of Kilquade).
He is listed
at Newtownmountkennedy
in 1901 census.
His sister is with him.
Curate at Bray, Co.Wicklow, 1906 to 1928.
Listed in
[Thom's] at least 1910 to 1923
as a curate at Bray, Co.Wicklow.
He is listed
at Bray
in 1911 census.
He became P.P. of Rush, Co.Dublin, 1928.
He became Canon 1933.
He became P.P. of North William St church (St.Agatha's), North Strand, Dublin.
Listed in
[Thom's, 1935]
as V.F., P.P. of Rush, Co.Dublin.
Slightly out of date.
Listed in
[Thom's, 1939]
as Canon, P.P. of North William St church.
He lived at the Presbytery, beside the church, on
North William St.
His parish was hit in the
bombing of North Strand
by the Germans in 1941,
and many died.
P.P. of Rathfarnham 1941 to his death 1948.
Listed in
[Thom's, 1945]
as Canon,
P.P. of Rathfarnham.
Death, 1948:
He
died Oct 1948, at the Presbytery, Rathfarnham, age 76 yrs (by age in census)
or age 77 (death cert, obituary).
He died 13 Oct [grave, death notice] or 12 Oct [death cert].
See death cert
from here.
See
obituary
in
Irish Independent, 14 October, 1948.
See death notice
in
Irish Independent, 15 October, 1948.
Funeral 15 Oct 1948.
He was bur Glasnevin Cemetery.
W.T. and Liam Cosgrave were at his funeral.
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