Individual Details

Richard (Dick) O'CONNOR

(23 May 1919 - 9 Aug 1985)

Dick was also known as Richie. After leaving school he went to Maynooth college to study for the priesthood. Dick eventually decided not to complete his religious studies and left Maynooth after three years with a BA degree (in Irish and Mathematics?). After spending a couple of years working on the family farm he went to University College Dublin and graduated in 1949 with an Agricultural Science degree. He later became an advisor with the Department of Agriculture in Co. Limerick and later in Tralee, Co. Kerry.

Events

Birth23 May 1919Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry
Marriage11 Sep 1958Limerick - Sheila TREACY
Death9 Aug 1985Tralee, Co. Kerry
Burial12 Aug 1985New Rath Cemetery, Tralee, Co. Kerry

Families

SpouseSheila TREACY (1923 - 2012)
ChildHelen O'CONNOR (living) ( - )
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJohn (Jack Bill) O'CONNOR (1876 - 1959)
MotherCatherine (Babe) SHANAHAN (1891 - 1986)
SiblingWilliam (Willie) O'CONNOR (1917 - 1966)
SiblingMary O'CONNOR (1918 - 1996)
SiblingHannah (Sr. Patricia) O'CONNOR (1921 - 2008)