| In 1848 he took holy orders in the Augustinian monastery where he also became choirmaster. |
| He had frequent offers for positions under Government, of which the first was that of organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral of Schwerin. |
| He sang in public for the first time and the choir won, causing the choirmaster to faint from shock. |
| The choirmaster, Howell Price, taught me how to read music and sing with discipline. |
| Before I moved to London I spent two years as organist and choirmaster in a South Dublin parish. |
| Countless local churchgoers also knew him as their regular organist and choirmaster. |
