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There was a genuine sense of live history unfolding at Teach Íosagáin in Rathmore on Friday night, and not just because long-dormant manuscripts written by maverick priest Fr William Ferris finally saw the light of day.
It’s six years since Brendan McCarthy published a fascinating – and important – series of manuscripts written by a maverick priest. The outspoken Fr William Ferris died in 1971 having recorded oral histories of many parishes he served in – but his work encountered fierce resistance from high places, namely from Bishop Michael O’Brien.