Joseph Mary Flood: Longford lecturer, lawmaker and author
Joseph Mary Flood: Longford lecturer, lawmaker and author Reporter: Joseph Mary Flood was born on March 28, 1882, in the town of Longford. His father Peter Flood and mother Marcella Atkinson had a business at No 1 Main Street, Longford. Both parents were from the parish of Legan in South Longford. Joseph Flood first attended St Michael's and then Stonepark where his name appears in Master Quinn's roll book of 1893. In 1894 he entered St Mel’s College, initially as a day boy, and one year later as a boarder. Leaving St Mel's College in 1898, the young man decided to become a priest, a t...
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