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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Very Rev. Father John Sheehan
The Very Rev. Father John Sheehan , Priest in charge of the Riverton district, was born on Good Friday, 1851, in Tipporary, Ireland. He was educated at Waterford, where he studied for the church, was ordained in 1875, and came to Port Chalmers in the following year, by the ship “Wiltshire.” After being three years in Dunedin, Father Sheehan was appointed to the charge of the Maniototo district, whence he was transferred to Riverton.
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Rev. Father J. Sheehan.