7 6 ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁from ▁there ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Water ford ▁and ▁L ism ore ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁Russell . ▁ ▁The ▁writer ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Water ford ▁News ▁Edmund ▁Dow ney ▁studied ▁at ▁St . ▁Joh ns . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁closed ▁as ▁a ▁sem inary ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁voc ations , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁students ▁transferred ▁to ▁other ▁sem in aries . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁community ▁groups ▁used ▁its ▁lands ▁and ▁buildings , ▁instead ▁such ▁as ▁dioc es an ▁offices , ▁Acc ord ▁and ▁C ura . ▁The ▁local ▁Sc outs ▁have ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁facility ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁college ▁building ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Res pond ! ▁H ous ing ▁association , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁past oral ▁centre ▁being ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : C atholic ▁sem in aries ▁Category : Form er ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁County ▁Water ford ▁Category : Ge orge ▁Gold ie ▁buildings ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁Category : 1 8 0 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : E