ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁seven ▁years ▁later . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁he ▁gave ▁Par ish ▁Miss ions ▁in ▁L imer ick , ▁D und alk ▁and ▁Gal way ▁( E sk er ), ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Cl on ard ▁monaster y ▁in ▁B elf ast , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁almost ▁the ▁next ▁forty ▁years . ▁The ▁Red empt or ist ▁Mon aster y ▁at ▁Cl on ard ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁interface ▁between ▁the ▁Catholic ▁national ist ▁F alls ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁loyal ist ▁Sh ank ill ▁Road ▁areas ▁of ▁west ▁B elf ast . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁Dublin ▁hospital ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Peace ▁work ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Re id ▁facil itated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁between ▁ ▁Ger ry ▁Adams ▁and ▁John ▁H ume , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁' Pan - National ist ▁front ' ▁to ▁enable ▁a ▁move ▁toward ▁ren oun cing ▁violence ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁neg ot iation . ▁Re id ▁then ▁acted ▁as ▁their ▁contact ▁person ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁Government ▁in ▁Dublin ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁meeting ▁with ▁Charles ▁H aug he y ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Good ▁Friday ▁Ag re ement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁public ▁knowledge ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁held ▁meet ings ▁with ▁various ▁T