Rev Francis O'Farrell
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Francis
Middle Names:
John
Preferred Name:
Surname:
O'Farrell
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Dublin
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Port Pirie
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Appila SA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | Port Augusta | 1920 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||||
| Port Pirie | Renmark | 1922 | 1932 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||
| Port Pirie | Peterborough | 1935 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||||
| Port Pirie | Hawker | 1937 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||||
| Port Pirie | Booleroo Centre | 1940 | Jun | 1970 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants |
Biographical Notes
Fr Frank Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants: Recalling the Spirit of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Port Augusta and Port Pirie 1888-2008, 2008:
O'Farrell, Francis John
Born: 13/4/1891 in Dublin, Ireland.
Ordained: 14/6/1919 in Rome.
Worked in Port Augusta 1920; Renmark 1922-1932; Peterborough 1935; Hawker 1937; Booleroo Centre 1940 for 30 years.
Died: 11/6/1970. Buried at Appila.
His dog Rover won first prize at the Jamestown Show every year including one year when he wasn't there.
How far to Peterborough Frank? "Two pipes full of tobacco."
"And that and that, and that and that."
A great character loved by all.
"It's not in the same way we all go crazy."
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)