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Henry Feeney
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Feeney was a native of Twomileditch in the parish of Castlegar, outside Galway. He was ordained a priest in 1914 and was serving as curate of Clarenbridge at the time of Easter Rising of 1916. Clarenbridge April 25th - 16
Dear French
Tully
I am going as a chaplin to the Volunteers force. in my absence.
I shall let you known in time if I can be back for Sunday Massachusetts Yours.. H. Feeney
French
Feeney joined the volunteers and was present when the took Moyode Castle. He was still present when Father Tom Fahy (professor at Maynooth and later at UCG) brought news of the failure of the rebellion in Dublin.
The brigade broke up, its leaders going on the run.
A warrant for his arrest was issued at Gort on 19 May 1916. Feeney"s health was not good, so French Fahy made a personal appeal to General MacCready to pardon Feeney.
This was granted, and he moved to Oughterard.
However, he was constantly harassed by Crown Forces. Foreign the good of his health he was obliged to emigrated to the United States of America, staying at Fruitia, Colorado.
He returned as Central Committee for Moycullen in 1923. The following year he was appointed Parish Priest for Shrule, where he died in 1945.
