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About Help Contact login Rev Edward Masterson SJ Title: Rev First Name: Edward Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Masterson Order: SJ Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1856 Place of Birth: Corduff, Co Cavan Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 05-Feb-1935 Place of Death: Dublin Country of Death: Ireland Date of Burial: 1935 Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Ireland Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Masterson, Edward Teacher and pastor; born Corduff, Co Cavan, Ireland, 2 April 1856; died Dublin, 5 February 1935, aged 79. Edward Masterson entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin, 22 January 1877, and after his juniorate taught Greek, Latin, French, English and mathematics at Clongowes Wood, 1880-81, and then again from 1886-87. He taught the senior examination class English, classics, and French at Tullamore College, 1882-86. Philosophy studies were broken and undertaken at Milltown Park, 1881-82, 1887-8, and then at Mungret, 1888-89. Theology followed at Milltown Park, 1889-1893, and tertianship at Tullamore, 1894-5. He became professed of the four vows, 25 March 1896. Before being sent to Australia, Masterson was prefect of studies at the Crescent, Limerick, 1893-4 and 1895-7. For a short time, 1897-8, he lectured in theology at Milltown Park. His first appointment in Australia was teaching at Riverview, 1898-1901, and then again from 1905-06. He also taught at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, and gave philosophy lectures at St John's University College, 1901-2. He also worked in the parish of Norwood, 1903-5, and returned to Ireland in 1906, where he taught and did parish work in Galway. He was also at Mungret teaching philosophy, and at Milltown Park professing canon law, scripture and philosophy. He certainly moved regularly. He was a learned man, and wrote letters to the papers defending the Catholic side against the Orangemen during the infamous O'Haran case in Sydney. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

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Rev

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Edward

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Masterson

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02-Apr-1856

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Corduff, Co Cavan

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Ireland

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Date of Death:

05-Feb-1935

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Dublin

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Ireland

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1935

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Ireland

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Masterson, Edward

Teacher and pastor; born Corduff, Co Cavan, Ireland, 2 April 1856; died Dublin, 5 February 1935, aged 79.

Edward Masterson entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin, 22 January 1877, and after his juniorate taught Greek, Latin, French, English and mathematics at Clongowes Wood, 1880-81, and then again from 1886-87. He taught the senior examination class English, classics, and French at Tullamore College, 1882-86.

Philosophy studies were broken and undertaken at Milltown Park, 1881-82, 1887-8, and then at Mungret, 1888-89. Theology followed at Milltown Park, 1889-1893, and tertianship at Tullamore, 1894-5. He became professed of the four vows, 25 March 1896.

Before being sent to Australia, Masterson was prefect of studies at the Crescent, Limerick, 1893-4 and 1895-7. For a short time, 1897-8, he lectured in theology at Milltown Park.

His first appointment in Australia was teaching at Riverview, 1898-1901, and then again from 1905-06. He also taught at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, and gave philosophy lectures at St John's University College, 1901-2.

He also worked in the parish of Norwood, 1903-5, and returned to Ireland in 1906, where he taught and did parish work in Galway. He was also at Mungret teaching philosophy, and at Milltown Park professing canon law, scripture and philosophy.

He certainly moved regularly. He was a learned man, and wrote letters to the papers defending the Catholic side against the Orangemen during the infamous O'Haran case in Sydney.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Edward Masterson SJ

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