Fr Murtagh
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Dunleer Louth |
| Introduction | Gabriel Michael Murtagh was born in Banbridge in County Down in 1958. He was reared in the area of Crossmaglen in South Armagh. Following his secondary school education in Newry he worked as an apprentice auctioneer with a local company and joined his family in running the family farm and pub. In 1980 he began to study for the priesthood at Maynooth and he was ordained in 1986. Since then he has worked in Dundalk, in Ardee and currently in Dunleer, all in County Louth. The author has since studied psychology at Post-Graduate level and has published several works in Local History. He lectures on Local History and has had articles published in both local history and theological journals. He has broadcast for national classical radio and he is a weekly columnist with a regional newspaper, the Dundalk Argus. He is editor of the local magazine, Lann Léire Review, having fulfilled a similar role for many years in Ardee, editing and publishing community magazine Deeside Doings. Published works: Saint Patrick’s Dundalk An Anniversary Account 1997 Ardee 2000 A Pictorial History 2000 Kildemock The Jumping Church 2004 Answering the Call 2005 |
| Interests | Writing, Reading Local History Psychology Politics |
| Favorite books | Dag Hammerskjold 'Markings' Whatever i'm reading at the time. |