Hello Frances In 1966 Dr Lennon was appointed auxiliary Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin and parish priest of Mountmellick, Co. Laois. On the retirement of Bishop Thomas Keogh in 1967, Dr Lennon was appointed Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin. He retired in December 1987. On 12 January 1990, he died in a car accident at Kill, Co. Kildare. See image and more info on website link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delanyarchive/7242110850/ Regards Michael Brennan http://www.facebook.com/michael.brennan.3152 County Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: frances heidel Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:37 PM To: Michael Brennan Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] St Joseph's House? Was Patrick Lennon a big wig in Ireland at one time? My gggrandfather was a John Lennon. On Aug 25, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Michael Brennan wrote: > > I have come across a picture of a building in Carlow in the Delany > Archives > on Flicker which I am not familiar with and I am hoping someone can > enlighten me. > It is on Flicker at: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/delanyarchive/7215574856/in/photostream/ > > The name of the house is St Joseph's. It was built to accommodate > seminarians. It was later renamed Lennon House in honour of Patrick > Lennon. > > Is it part of St Patricks College complex and does it still exist? > > > Regards > Michael Brennan > http://www.facebook.com/michael.brennan.3152 > County Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ > My Laois Page: > http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message