'I'm lucky to be alive, and thankful for every day' says Canon Liam DevineNews is shared quickly these days, but in some cases the facts get lost in the retelling. Speaking to the Westmeath Independent recently, Canon Devine said he was lucky to be here at all, following a serious health scare in February of this year. Canon Devine is originally from Fuerty, close to village of Castlecoote. "I was probably the youngest parish priest ever in the diocese of Elphin, I was 45, and at that time you normally wouldn't be a parish priest until you were 60," he said. Canon Devine is in the process of getting settled into his new home in Kilmurry and he is looking forward to having more free time in his retirement.

Source: Irish Independent August 27, 2022 03:41 UTC