Irish Times June 16 1936 Obituary Dean Crolly The death of the Very Rev George Crolly, P.P., V.G., St Matthew's Belfast, took place on Sunday night. he was one of the best-known priests in Northern Ireland. He was a member of the School Managers' Associaton, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 15th Centenary Memorial Committee. In Connection with the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin he was one of the ecclesiastics who welcomed the Papal Legate on his arrival at Dun Laoghaire. Dean Crolly was born in Ballyrolly, near Downpatrick, in August 1860. He studied at the High School, Downpatrick, and at St Malachy's College. In 1877 he entered Maynooth, and was ordained in March, 1883. Following his ordination, he became a professor at St Malachy's College. He was appointed to he curacy of Crossgar in 1883, and two years later was transferred to Lisburn, where he was largely responsible, with the late Canon Murphy, Randalstown, for the erection of the fine parochial hall there. In June, 1912, he was appointed parish priest of Portaferry, and in 1915 he was appointed in charge of the parish of St Matthew's.