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Bishop Joseph Shanahan 1871-1943 Born at Glenkeen, County Tipperary. A missionary who spent most of his life in Nigeria. In 1924 he played a major role in the founding of the Congregation of the Holy Rosary at Killeshandra, County Cavan. He was buried in the Missionaries Cemetery at Nairobi. His remains were removed to the Onitsha Cathedral in Nigeria in 1955. |