Francis Treacy, educated 1889-1904, ordained
1904, Wilcannia-Forbes. Served in Broken Hill, Cobar and Balranald.
John J
Treacy, born 1896, from Kiltullagh, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway, educated 1912-1919,
ordained 1919, Wilcannia-Forbes, Presbytery, Bourke, NS Wales. Served in Broken
Hill, Barham, Bourke and Warren. Vicar General 1953-1964. Monsigor, 1954. Died
16/8/1964. Burried at Warren. CLV (1965) 96.
Matthew Treacy, educated 1866-1875, ordained
1875, Kildare and Leighlin. Curate in Myshall, Clonbullogue and Ratheen. PP
Rosenallis January-November 1902. Died 16/11/1902.
Michael J. Treacy, born 9/7/1947, from Westport, Co.
Mayo, educated 1966-1972, ordained in 1972 for Natchez (Biloxi).
Associated Pastor: Bay St. Louis,
Nativity – Biloxi, Gulfport. Director of ‘Renew’ for the diocese of Biloxi
1985-. Pastor: St. Thomas Aquinas/Hattiesburg 1988-.
Peter Treacy, from Cappagh Co. Tyrone, educated
1849-1891, ordained 1891, Wilcannia-Forbes RIP. Served in Crookwell and later PP in Gundagai 1919-1933.
Died 19/5/1935.
“Father Peter Treacy (of Tyrone) studied at
St. Patrick's College in Carlow from 1884 to 1891. He was ordained a Missionary
Priest in Carlow Cathedral into the Diocese of Wilcannia, Australia on 14 June
1891 by the famous historian and Co-Adjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin,
Most Rev. Michael Comerford. One other classmate, Colman Casey, was also
ordained for Wilcannia Diocese. In the
same ceremony other classmates were ordained for the Dioceses of Sydney and
Goulburn in Australia . His first Parish was Bourke then Brewarrina and
Nyngan. He then moved to the Archdiocese
of Canberra & Goulburn (as it had now become) where Fr. Treacy served in
Crookwell and Gundagai where he was P. P. from 1919 to 1932. He died on 19th
May 1935 and is buried in Gundagai aged seventy years old.” Mairead
McCormack-Kelly
Where the age is not given, it may be presumed
to be in the range of 16 and 25 years.
McEvoy, John
(1993) St. Patrick’s College Carlow 1793-1993. St. Patricks’s College, Carlow.
Last
update: 25 November 2010