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Body recovered from river was that of missing Dunamaggin man

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Search parties recovered a body from the River Nore at Greensbridge on Wednesday last, believed to be that of missing local man Paddy ‘Kipper’ Phelan.

Father Michael Griffin

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Ninety years ago this week, Galway was abuzz with the news that Fr Griffin, a junior curate for the parishes of Bushy Park and Barna, apparently responding to a sick call, went out into the howling gale in the company of three men who were said to have trench coats and rubber boots, and disappeared. The suspicion was that he had been decoyed from his house. It was significant that he did not take the Blessed Sacrament with him. His housekeeper heard very loud knocking as if with the butt ends of revolvers on the front door near midnight, as did one of the neighbours. Apparently Fr Griffin opened his window, spoke briefly to the men, and then left with them shortly afterwards.

 

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