Some Priests Buried in St Johnston, near St Baithin's Church

Memorial for Archdeacon John Deeney

Parish Priest of Taughboyne

from 1943 until his death 1 June 1966.

The Archdeacon owned a boat and often went out on the water with it on a Monday. He owned a Rover car and used a red brick lodged at a wheel to keep his car from moving off when it was parked at the chapel. The chapel car park was then lined by a hedge along the road. The Archdeacon had been in Fanad working prior to coming to St Johnston as parish priest. He was a native Irish speaker.

Archdeacon Deeney was succeeded by Canon Joseph Mulreany who left the parish in 1969 to go to Stranorlar. He was Parish Priest in Stranorlar until 1984. He was ordained 5 July 1931 and died 13 October 1984. He was Vicar General of the diocese and was a Monsignor. His body lies near the Roman Catholic Church at Stranorlar.

Memorial for Reverend William Bradley, Priest of Motherwell died 15 May 1963

Canon Daniel McGinley died 29 September 1937 at 72 years of age. He worked in the parish for 19 years.

Reverend James (Jacobi in Latin) Mc Daid was parish priest of Taughboyne having died in 1943.

Canon Thomas Slevin was Vicar General of the Diocese and parish priest of St Johnston.

There exists a letter from the Lord Lieutenant's office dated 9th August 1876 to Reverend Thomas Slevin, CC, Killybegs, Diocese of Raphoe. It is about the decision to discharge John Byrne, a prisoner in Lifford Gaol, on condition he keeps the peace for two years "towards Ellen Dogherty and all Her Majesty's subjects".

He is believed to have been the first parish priest of St Mary's Church, Ramelton which dates from early 1890s.

Fr Slevin took the minutes of the Ramelton Fever Hospital Committee's meeting Saturday - September 14, 1901.

1901 CENSUS

Residents of a house 1.1 in The Mall (Rathmelton, Donegal)
Slevin Thomas 58 Male Head of Family Catholic Church Co Donegal Parish Priest Read and write

Slevin Anne 65 Female Sister Catholic Co Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Not Married

Mc Ginley Catherine 34 Female Cousin Catholic Co Donegal Assistant House Keeper Read and write Irish and English Not Married

1911 CENSUS

Residents of a house 6 in St. Johnstown Town (St. Johnstown, Donegal)

Thomas Slevin 68 Male Head of Family R Catholic Co Donegal Parish Priest Read and write - Single

Anne Slevin 75 Female Sister R Catholic Co Donegal - Read and write - Single

Catherine Mc Ginley 45 Female Cousin R Catholic Co Donegal - Read and write Irish and English Single

Ewing Ellen Agnes 8 Female Grand Niece R Catholic Co Donegal Scholar Read and write - Single

Slevin died the 30th September 1917.

Ellen Agnes Ewing was the daughter of Susan Agnes Slevin who married John Ewing 9 October 1900. She resided then at the Mall Ballyshannon with Patrick Slevin named on wedding certificate as the father. John Doherty PP St Johnston officiated at the ceremony in Ramelton.

Grave photographs were taken in July 2009