Scarlet Pimpernel Of The Vatican by J.P. Gallagher

Over his first two years in the post he worked on triple doctorates in divinity, canon law, and philosophy, awarded in 1928. Instead of being posted to a parish in Cape Town, as he expected, he was made vice rector of the Propaganda College, the highest position achieved by an Irish churchman in Rome in many years, and especially notable in view of his youth. Adopted by the vicariate of Cape Town, South Africa (December 1921), he was sent to Rome to commence theological studies at the training college of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith awarded a bachelorship in theology after just one year, he was ordained a priest on 20 December 1925. Despite being two years past the age limit, he was admitted in August 1918 to study for the African missions in Mungret college, Limerick city distinguished more for his athletic skills than for academic ability, he was particularly accomplished at boxing and golf, and played handball and hurling. He attended the De La Salle Brothers' teachers' training college in Waterford city for two years on a King's scholarship (1916–18), but suffered a bout of pleurisy during final exams and failed to qualify.

Kerry, where his parents went into business, he received primary education at the Presentation Brothers' Monastery and secondary education at St Brendan's college, and held a junior teacher's post at the Monastery for three years from age 15. Kerry, and his wife Margaret Murphy of Lisrobin, who returned to her parents' home for the birth. Cork, the eldest in a family of three sons and one daughter of James Flaherty, an RIC constable in Tralee, Co. (1898–1963), priest and Vatican official, was born 28 February 1898 in Lisrobin, Kishkeam, Co.

Scarlet Pimpernel Of The Vatican by J.P. Gallagher