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Joseph Farrell (journalist)
Joseph Farrell may refer to: * Joseph Farrell (politician) (1905–1999), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Joseph Farrell (priest) Monsignor Joseph A. Farrell (April 29, 1873 – June 13, 1960) was an Irish-American Catholic priest. He held various positions in the Archdiocese of New York, and was instrumental in the construction of several new parishes in the New York City ... (1873–1960), Irish-American Roman Catholic priest See also * Joe Farrell (other) {{hndis, Farrell, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Farrell (politician)
Joseph Farrell (1 July 1905 – 24 November 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1961 on the Labour Panel and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1965 and 1969. As a young man he was a member of the IRA and participated in the War of Independence and the Civil War on the Republican side. During this time he formed a close friendship with Frank Aiken who headed the Fianna Fáil organisation in Louth and became one of the party's Councillors on Dundalk and on Louth County Council. He served as Cathaoirleach of Dundalk UDC on a number of occasions and was also twice President of the Association of Municipalities of Ireland (AMAI). After Charles J. Haughey's selection as a candidate for the 1973 General Election, Aiken informed Jack Lynch that he would publicly renounce his resignation as a candidate were he selected to run. Despite entreaties from Lynch and President Eamon de Valera, Aiken refused to do so but following pleas from Farrell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Farrell (priest)
Monsignor Joseph A. Farrell (April 29, 1873 – June 13, 1960) was an Irish-American Catholic priest. He held various positions in the Archdiocese of New York, and was instrumental in the construction of several new parishes in the New York City borough of Staten Island. He became a priest in 1900, and Staten Island's dean of clergy in 1933, and a monsignor in 1935. On Staten Island, he was an early principal of St. Peter's Boys High School. In 1961, Monsignor Farrell High School was dedicated and named in his honor. The Archbishop of New York at the time, Francis Cardinal Spellman Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of ..., had written a congratulatory note to Farrell in 1959 on the 60th anniversary of Farrell's ordination, stating that "next high school on Staten Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |