Fr. Donal Morris will be laid to rest in Oran Cemetery
The late Fr. Donal Morris.
Funeral details for the parish priest of Kilbegnet and Glinsk, Fr. Donal Morris who passed away on Thursday following an illness, have been announced.
Fr. Donal, in his early 50s, was the youngest Irish-born priest of the Diocese of Elphin.
Originally from Dublin, he grew up in Ballinaheglish, in the parish of Oran.
He studied at CBS Roscommon and, following his Leaving Certificate, began his journey to priesthood by undertaking the pre-seminary formation year at Donamon, in the same parish where he has served for the past five years.
He subsequently completed his formation for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and was ordained on June 4th, 1995.
He is survived by his parents, Eamon and Kathleen; brother, Edward; sisters, Carol (Fox), Catriona (Hynes) and Audrey (Morris); their spouses Michelle, Ronan, Denis and Enda; his nieces, Rachel, Róisín, Aoife, Cora and Aoibhinn; nephews, Daniel, Ruairí, Tommy, Fionn and Liam; uncles, aunts, cousins, relatives, friends and friends in California. Donal is also mourned by Bishop Doran, his brother priests in the diocese of Elphin and elsewhere.
Reposing at Smyth's Funeral Home, Roscommon on Sunday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. followed by removal to the Church of St Patrick, Ballinaheglish. Concelebrated Requiem Mass of Christian Burial on Monday at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Oran Cemetery.
