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About Help Contact login Rev Laurence O'Neill SJ Title: Rev First Name: Laurence Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: O'Neill Order: SJ Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1907 Place of Birth: Caherconlish, Co Limerick Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 25-Jul-1987 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1987 Place of Burial: Macquarie Park, Ryde NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145318687 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: O'Neill, Laurence Pastor; born Caherconlish, Limerick, Ireland, 7 October 1907; died Sydney, 25 July 1987, aged 79. Laurence O'Neill entered the Society, 1 September 1907. Before coming to Australia, he was spiritual father to the Apostolic School at Mungret, Ireland, 1944-45. In Australia, O'Neill spent most of his life in parish work, at St Ignatius', Norwood, South Australia, 1952-55, 1957-59, 1969-75; Toowong, Brisbane, 1960-65; and Lavender Bay, 1978. In 1976 he was chaplain at Iona Presentation Convent, Perth. He spent short periods teaching at St Louis, Perth, 1946-51, St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1956, and Kostka Hall, 1966-68, but he was not a success because of his fiery temper and lack of control. In the latter years of his life, 1979-83, he lived in retirement at the Cardinal Gilroy Village, Merrylands, then from 1984-86 at a retirement village at Bateau Bay, and in 1987 at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Drummoyne, Sydney. O'Neill worked for youth, for the school and for the sick. He was at Norwood in 1952 as minister. There were usually storms when he was around. His special attention was the liturgy. He established the altar boys society, which he faithfully directed. Somehow he rarely managed to avoid friction. He used to give his erring altar boys penals, a habit not always appreciated by the school authorities. He was constant in his parish visitation, every afternoon on push bike. He was never a well man, and seemed always to be out of breath. He loved saying Mass, and took every opportunity to do so. He was an enthusiastic preacher on Sunday, but his diction was not very clear. His special devotion was the Pioneers of Total Abstinence, and he frequently preached on the evils of alcohol. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Laurence

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

O'Neill

Order:

Date of Birth:

07-Oct-1907

Place of Birth:

Caherconlish, Co Limerick

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

25-Jul-1987

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1987

Place of Burial:

Macquarie Park, Ryde NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145318687

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
O'Neill, Laurence

Pastor; born Caherconlish, Limerick, Ireland, 7 October 1907; died Sydney, 25 July 1987, aged 79.

Laurence O'Neill entered the Society, 1 September 1907. Before coming to Australia, he was spiritual father to the Apostolic School at Mungret, Ireland, 1944-45. In Australia, O'Neill spent most of his life in parish work, at St Ignatius', Norwood, South Australia, 1952-55, 1957-59, 1969-75; Toowong, Brisbane, 1960-65; and Lavender Bay, 1978. In 1976 he was chaplain at Iona Presentation Convent, Perth.

He spent short periods teaching at St Louis, Perth, 1946-51, St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1956, and Kostka Hall, 1966-68, but he was not a success because of his fiery temper and lack of control. In the latter years of his life, 1979-83, he lived in retirement at the Cardinal Gilroy Village, Merrylands, then from 1984-86 at a retirement village at Bateau Bay, and in 1987 at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Drummoyne, Sydney.

O'Neill worked for youth, for the school and for the sick. He was at Norwood in 1952 as minister. There were usually storms when he was around. His special attention was the liturgy. He established the altar boys society, which he faithfully directed. Somehow he rarely managed to avoid friction. He used to give his erring altar boys penals, a habit not always appreciated by the school authorities.

He was constant in his parish visitation, every afternoon on push bike. He was never a well man, and seemed always to be out of breath. He loved saying Mass, and took every opportunity to do so. He was an enthusiastic preacher on Sunday, but his diction was not very clear.

His special devotion was the Pioneers of Total Abstinence, and he frequently preached on the evils of alcohol.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Laurence O'Neill SJ

Biographical Notes