Pat the Cope Gallagher:'Fr Meehan was the very fabric and essence of our community'

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD has said that the late  Fr Seamus Meehan was the very fabric and essence of the Templecrone Parish.

The Very Rev Fr Meehan, PE, a retired priest of the Diocese of Raphoe who previously served as the Parish Priest of Templecrone and lived on Main Street in Dungloe, passed away peacefully at Dungloe Community Hospital.

“It was with great and profound sadness that we have learned of the peaceful passing of Fr Seamus Meehan, former Parish Priest of Templecrone, the Falcarragh native who served in Dungloe from 1991 until his retirement in 2012,” Mr Gallagher said.

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“Fr Meehan was the very fabric and essence of our Parish Community for over 30 years. During his time here, while in active service or during his retirement, he remained close and loyal to our Parishioners and the broader community. He always worked in his own quiet and determined manner, but never lost sight of the greater good of all nor the simplicity of his ministry. 

“He worked tirelessly for the parish on various projects, working closely with the numerous schools, the Community Hospital and for the entire population of our Community during his time here.

“Fr Seamus Meehan was an absolute gentleman, and a person that anyone could approach and converse with, always quiet by nature but underneath his outward appearance was a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. But most of all, he always wanted his work to go unnoticed; he never sought praise or thanks for any of his deeds or undertakings – for him it was his duty first and foremost.

“On behalf of my wife Ann and I, we wish to convey our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, brother priests and wider circle of friends.”