His brother Fr Colum Cunningham, also a Spiritan priest, died with the virus last April. In December his sister Sr Breid (Maura Cunningham) died at the age of 99 in Kenya where she was a missionary nun for 73 years. Fr Tom, as he was known, was born to Isabella (née O’Neill) and Patrick Cunningham of Strathroy, Omagh, Co Tyrone, on May 12th, 1929. Ordained in 1955, Fr Tom was appointed to Nigeria. Pastorally minded, he was a parish priest with many out-stations in the vast desert area.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2021 00:56 UTC