Person Open DS/UK/16819 Cleary; Michael (1934-1993); Irish Roman Catholic priest and radio personality Cleary Michael 1934-1993 Irish Roman Catholic priest and radio personality Male

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". He achieved more notoriety when it was revealed after his death 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 5/30/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e864ca92-363b-4bb2-a1f4-25b289bdcb87