Background
He was born in Bekan, near Clanmorris, Company Mayo and had a distinguished academic career at Street Jarlath"s College, Tuam and at Maynooth, where he was ordained in 1955.
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Following subsequent graduate work in Maynooth, he was awarded a doctorate in divinity and a doctorate in canon law. He was appointed Professor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical University at Maynooth in 1958, a post which he held until his retirement from full-time teaching in 1995. He has written sixteen books and contributed to sixteen more.
In 2007 he was appointed an ecumenical canon at Saint Patrick"s Cathedral, Dublin.
One of his ex-students has written, "In my opinion one of the greatest tragedies to befall the Irish Church in recent times, was its inability to harness the messanic qualities of Enda MacDonagh in a leadership role. but his role of "outsider" in the Church has played a vital role for many".
