Malachy

/ ˈmæləˌkaɪ /

noun

1. Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3

Example Sentences

Tony Gribben, who was abused by the Catholic priest Father Malachy Finnegan, said it would be an "understatement" to describe the mood of survivors as "livid" with regard to the absence of decisions at this stage.

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"Malachy Finegan took a vulnerable boy at a vulnerable time in my life, groomed me and then abused me for his own pleasure," he said after the case settled.

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Sean Faloon said he was repeatedly abused by the late Fr Malachy Finegan in Clonduff parochial house in Hilltown, County Down.

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Mr Gribben was abused by Father Malachy Finegan, who died in 2002.

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He highlights a number of questions in his case, which he feels need to be examined – such as whether Father Malachy Finegan was a police informer during the conflict in Northern Ireland, and how he was "packed off" to a rural parish where he was accused of continuing his abuse.

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