Irish priest, social entrepreneur McGlinchey dies
A man carrying a photo of the Rev. Patrick McGlinchey follows a cleric carrying a cross at St. Isidore Farm on Jeju Island during the Irish priest's funeral on Friday. Behind them are people who were pallbearers. McGlinchey died on April 23 while undergoing treatment for myocardial infarction and renal failure at a hospital on Jeju. / YonhapBy Kang Hyun-kyungRev. Patrick James McGlinchey, an Irish priest and founder of the St. Isidore Farm in Jeju Island's Hallim area, died on April 23 while undergoing treatment for myocardial infarction and renal failure at a hospital on the island. He was 89.McGlinchey, who arrived on Jeju in 1954 as a missionary from the Society of St. Colomban in Ireland, was an aid worker, an innovative cattle farmer, educator and social entrepreneur who created over 1,000 jobs through a weaving project. During the funeral on Friday at the Saemi Hill of Grace Sanctuary at the farm, Bishop Kang woo-il, who oversaw McGlinchey's funeral Mass, said the Irish priest had transformed the once-abandoned island into fertile land.“When Rev. McGlinchey arrived on Jej
Apr 29, 2018
