He was born in Newry on May 5, 1918. His brother, Lambert, who is 16 months older than he, is also a Dominican and lives in Irondale, Alabama, United States of America,
Before moving to the Dundrum nursing home within the last year, Clement had spent close to 40 years living at the Dominican Priory in Dublin's Dorset Street.
He was a tall man with an impish character. Always gracious but never slow to express his views, confident that the laws of the Order and Canon Law supported his argument.
Over the years he collected church memorabilia, including old Latin missals, bells and books with historical relevance.
He also ministered in Trinidad and the US.
On many occasions he put pen to paper, sending letters to national papers, even if it meant disagreeing or contradicting earlier newspaper articles written by fellow Dominicans.
But at least, in the case of one of those Dominicans, Clement became a close friend and just some weeks ago told the man, who visited him in the nursing home, that nothing gave him greater pleasure than the man's visit on that day.
May he rest in pease.
4 comments:
Im so sorry to learn of Fr Greenan passing away. He was such a lovely man and funny. He would listen to me yapping just giving the occasional nod and smile I visited him while he was in Dundrum he was telling me about the hares he could see from his bed. I always remember him in the Priory gardening. Lots of Love Fr Greenan x Liz
Indeed, he was very fond of you and would never allow anyone say a bad word about you. Thank you.
Thank you for letting me know and he thought very highly of you you made him laugh
A true gentleman who loved his beautiful garden and a joke. The end of an era.
Rest in peace
Fiona xx
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