9 9 1 , ▁Fr . ▁Se án ▁died ▁suddenly ▁and ▁unexpected ly . ▁The ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁G AA ▁Club , ▁the ▁Can on ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Port la o ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ord ained ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Initial ly ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁H ex ham ▁and ▁New castle ▁( Eng land ), ▁he ▁returned ▁home ▁at ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁became ▁cur ate ▁then ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Par ish , ▁Kil ken ny . ▁Trans ferred ▁to ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁as ▁Administr ator ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Par ish ▁Pri est ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁inc umb ent ▁P P ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁inter red ▁on ▁Bell ▁Hill ▁beside ▁the ▁church . ▁Dr . ▁For rest al ▁led ▁the ▁Re qu iem ▁Mass , ▁and ▁term ed ▁the ▁gr ief ▁of ▁the ▁parish ion ers ▁" a ▁genu ine ▁expression ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁respect ▁for ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁who ▁was ▁loyal ▁to ▁them ▁and ▁had ▁served ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁end ." ▁ ▁Five ▁years ▁of ▁fr ustration , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁The ▁County ▁Final s ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and