| The death occurred at the Bon Secour Home in Cork on the 16th inst., of the Rev. John Aherne, C.C., Cathedral Parish, one of the best known clergymen in the diocese of Cork. Ordained in Maynooth in 1898, Father Aherne was appointed to Goleen, County Cork, and subsequently served at Mayfield, then at Cork Union, and later in the Cathedral, where he ministered for many years up to his death. Born in Laherdane, County Cork, he was the son of Mr. John Aherne, a well-known agriculturalist. Father Aherne was a brother of Rev. Mother Ambrose, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, County Cork ; of Surgeon-Major Richard Aherne, Royal Air Force ; of Mr. Michael Aherne, Leeds ; and of Mr. David Aherne, proprietor of Messrs. Roche and Co., wine merchants, Cork. |
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