Fifty years ago today

On this day 50 years ago, September 4, 1967 nine young men knocked at the door of the Dominican Priory, Pope's Quay Cork to begin their noviciate.

They were:

John Brennan, Cork; Martin Ennis, Dublin; Billy Lee, Cork; Michael Commane, Dublin; Dan Murphy, Macroom; Kenrick Ali, Trinidad; Francis Monaghan, Straffan; John Conaghy, Drogheda, and Martin Boyle, Galway.

Francis Monaghan left at the end of the noviciate. John Brennan, Billy Lee, Kenrick Ali and Dan Murphy departed some years later. John Conaghy left close to ordination.

Martin Ennis, Michael Commane and Martin Boyle were ordained priests.

Shortly after ordination Martin Ennis resigned from ministry.