Fr Robert Joseph Carey : Short Biography

Fr Robert Joseph Carey 1919

Kilcolman (Offaly) County Clare Birr (Offaly) Roscrea (Tipperary)

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Place of migration

Stayed in Ireland

Fr Robert Joseph Carey known as Fr. Bert was twin brother of Timothy Joseph. His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher at Coolderry National School. He was ordained at St Patricks College Maynooth on 22/6/1947 and served first in parishes in England and then Lissycasey, Kilmaley, Scariff, Roscrea, Birr, Ogonnelloe and Sixmilebridge where he died as Parish Priest in 1988.

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Additional Information
Date of Birth	19th Sep 1919	VIEW SOURCE
Date of Death	3rd Dec 1988
Associated Building (s)	Coolderry National School St Ita's Church Coolderry
Names of Siblings	Mary Ita Born 3rd May 1918	VIEW SOURCE
Father (First Name/s and Surname)	Jeremiah Carey. Married Mary Hewitt in Birr 21st April 1917
Mother (First Name/s and Maiden)	Mary Carey neé Hewitt. Marriage Certificate. Daughter of Robert Hewitt (Silvermines) who himself died 3rd March 1964 in Our Lady's Hospital Roscrea aged 86.	VIEW SOURCE
Names of Siblings	Timothy Joseph Carey	VIEW SOURCE
New Type	Grandfather Robert Hewitt (Schoolteacher) born Nenagh 7th May 1878 to Robert (Schoolteacher) and Mary Hewitt (neé Hayes) of Capparoe.	VIEW SOURCE