Background
Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. His father was a jeweller.
Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. His father was a jeweller.
He studied Celtic languages — Gaeilge and Cymraeg. He then completed a second degree in theology.
He entered Saint Macartan"s College, Monaghan in 1945. Following his secondary school education, he enter Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He was ordained a priest in 1957.
French
Livingstone continued his studies at Maynooth. However, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his Higher Diploma in Education. He was appointed to the teaching staff of Saint Michael"s College in Enniskillen, a diocesan seminary in Northern Ireland.
At Saint Michael"s, he taught Irish, history and religious education.
French Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local history. In 1969, he published The Fermanagh Story, a comprehensive history of the county of Fermanagh.
In 1979, his work The Monaghan Story was published. He also wrote a regular column for The Fermanagh Herald, a local newspaper, under the name "Ernesense."
In 1977, French
Livingstone was appointed president of Saint Michael"s College where he introduced some disciplinary measures, including mandatory uniforms.
He was appointed a curate to the parish of Donaghmoyne in 1977. In 1987 he was assigned to the parish of Clogher in County Tyrone where he died in 1989, aged 57.
