John Christopher Drumgoole

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Irish-American Roman Catholic priest and activist (1816-1888)

United States Religious FiguresLived 1816 to 1888 · aged 71

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John Christopher Drumgoole was an Irish-American Roman Catholic priest who was known for his work in caring for and educating orphaned and abandoned children in New York City, especially homeless newsboys.

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Drumgoole first sheltered needy children at St. Mary's Church on Manhattan's Lower East Side, where he was a sexton

General View of Mount Loretto, Staten Island, N.Y

St. Joseph's Trades School, Mount Loretto, Staten Island, N.Y.

Drumgoole Plaza in Manhattan

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