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Right Rev. Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan (13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States, who served for decades in Nebraska.
Father Flanagan was a true visionary of his time. His dream and our founding principles are alive today, and are as relevant and applicable as they were when Boys Town first opened its doors more than a century ago.
Father Flanagan’s Story. His Birth. Edward Joseph Flanagan was born on July 13, 1886 at Leabeg (homestead), County Roscommon, Village of Ballymoe, Ireland. The ruins of the home he was raised in exist today.
When Father Edward J. Flanagan purchased the Overlook Farm in 1921, it became the new, permanent site of Boys Town. Over the decades that followed, schools, churches and homes were built, and tens of thousands of young lives have been transformed.
Born in Ireland, Father Edward J. Flanagan arrived in the United States in 1904. An ordained priest, he became a social reformer and true visionary for changing how America cared for its children and families by passionately speaking out and taking action on social issues that others refused to address.
Boys Town, officially Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization based in Boys Town, Nebraska, dedicated to caring for children and families.
Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home at Boys Town, Nebraska, was born on July 13, 1886, in Leabeg, County Roscommon, near Ballymoe, County Galway, Ireland.
Oct 17, 2021 · Mary Turley: Father Edward J. Flanagan was born on July 13, 1886, in Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland. He was the eighth in a family of 11 children. It was believed that he was born...
Sep 16, 2023 · Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of the famous Boys Town orphanage, will be declared a “Servant of God” next month as the Archdiocese of Omaha opens his cause for beatification.
Father Edward J. Flanagan is the founder and visionary for what’s known today as Boys Town. He had a dream, that every child could be a productive citizen if given love, a home, an education and a trade. He accepted boys of every race, color and creed.
