Researching Michael Cleary
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Records of Michael Cleary on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Cleary and the Cleary Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Michael Cleary
Michael Cleary (priest)
Michael Cleary (17 May 1934 – 31 December 1993) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, who became a radio and TV personality as well. A charismatic and powerful figure in the Catholic Church, he presented a late-night radio phone-in show in Dublin in the 1980s and hosted his own television chat show. He also published a book about maintaining faith in the modern world. After he released two albums of songs, he was nicknamed "The Singing Priest".
After his death it was revealed that he had lived with Phyllis Hamilton and fathered two children with her, while she acted as his housekeeper. They lived as a family in secret.
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