What is recorded here
Seán Fortune was born in Gorey, County Wexford, on 20 December 1953, the eldest son of Elizabeth and James Fortune. The town gave him life, a name, and a family before he took orders as a priest and moved into other men’s kitchens, classrooms, and halls. That much is clear. What he did elsewhere belongs to the boys he harmed and the institutions that failed them. Gorey remains his birthplace, not his excuse.
Why this person is known: Notorious paedophile and Irish catholic priest. He took the easy way out because he couldn't face his allegers
- Birthplace
- Gorey
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