Peadar Livingstone
Fr. Peadar Livingstone (1932 – 8 December 1987) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland.
Early life and education
[edit]Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. His father was a jeweller. He entered St. Macartan's College, Monaghan, in 1945. Following his secondary school education, he entered Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He studied Celtic languages — Irish and Welsh. He then completed a second degree in theology. He was ordained a priest in 1957. Fr. Livingstone continued his studies at Maynooth; however, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his Higher Diploma in Education.
Teaching career
[edit]He was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Michael's College in Enniskillen, a diocesan seminary in County Fermanagh. At St. Michael's, he taught Irish, history and religious education.
Fr. Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local history. In 1969, he published The Fermanagh Story,[1] a comprehensive history of the county of Fermanagh. In 1979, his work The Monaghan Story[2] was published. He also wrote a regular column for The Fermanagh Herald, a local newspaper, under the name "Ernesense."
In 1977, Fr. Livingstone was appointed president of St. Michael's College where he introduced some disciplinary measures, including mandatory uniforms.
Parish Ministry
[edit]He was appointed a curate to the parish of Donaghmoyne in 1977. In 1987, he was assigned to the parish of Clogher in County Tyrone where he died suddenly that year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Fermanagh Story: a documented history of the County Fermanagh from the earliest times to the present day - Enniskillen: Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, 1969.
- ^ The Monaghan Story: a documented history of the County Monaghan from the earliest times to 1976, was published. Enniskillen: Clogher Historical Society.
- ^ Clogher Record. Cloger Diocesan Historical Society. 1987. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
The sudden death of Fr Peadar Livingstone at Clogher. Co. Tyrone on 8 December 1987 brought great sorrow to all of us who had the great pleasure of knowing him personally...
External links
[edit]- Father Peadar Livingstone: Ildánach, The Clogher Record, Vol. 10, No. 3 (1981), pp. 279–283 (article consists of 6 pages), published by the Clogher Historical Society
- http://www.peterspioneers.com/fermanaghstory.pdf
- "Father Peadar Livingstone: Ildánach". Clogher Record. 10 (3): 279–283. 1981. JSTOR 27695828.
- D., S. Ó; McM., T. (1988). "Father Peadar Livingstone, 1932-1987". Clogher Record. 13 (1): 141–143. JSTOR 27699284.
- Ó Mórdha, Séamus P. (1974). "Review of The Fermanagh Story. A Documented History of the County Fermanagh". Studia Hibernica (14): 193–202. JSTOR 20496067.
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