Rev Michael Clancy OSA
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Michael
Middle Names:
Martin
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Clancy
Order:
OSA
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Loghill, Co Limerick
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ordination Diocese:
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Innisfail QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Innisfail QLD
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | Innisfail | 1896 | 1931 | Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
Cairns, Innisfail, Tully, Qld; Geraldton, WA.
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Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 2: Biographies of Priests on the Australian Scene up to 1900, 1980, p 44:
Clancy, Michael Martin, Very Rev., OSA, Irish
Clancy of 'Mountain' and 'Overflow' Fame
This famous character has been eulogised, glorified and photographed in previous issues - notably in Vol.2, No.s 3 & 4. So here we record the mere details: Born in Loughill, County Limerick, in August 1868. Entered the Augustinians in 1888. Ordained in 1893. Arrived in Australia in 1894. Apparently he had been attending to Geraldton (Innisfail) since late 1895 and was therefore no stranger to the district when he came to live there in 1899. The man and his colourful career as a part of the agricultural and spiritual life of Geraldton were well outlined in the extract from 'Hurricane Lamps and Umbrellas', by Dorothy Jones, and as reproduced in this journal. To say merely that Clancy was a great citizen of North Queensland, a worthy priest, and an ornament to his Order, would be an understatement. Death came on 20 May 1931, but the memory of the man remains an evergreen in the prosperous Innisfail.
(Footprints, Vol. 2, No. 5)
Ref.: Australian Augustinian Archives, per Father Michael Endicott OSA, Coorparoo, Queensland.