- James Cullen (PTAA)
Father James Cullen, SJ, (1841 - 1921), was founder of the
Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA). He was born inNew Ross and was ordained inCarlow in 1864. He founded the PTAA in 1864. An extremely devout, if rather gloomy man, he was a born organiser, who worked with great energy over many years to perfect the institution he had created.References
*cite book |title=A Nation of Extremes: the Pioneers in twentieth century Ireland |location=
Dublin |year=1998 |first=Diarmaid |last=Ferriter |authorlink=Diarmaid Ferriter |publisher=Irish Academic Press |isbn=0716526239External links
*cite web |url=http://pioneertotal.ie/pioneer/fc?action=history |title=History of the P.T.A.A. |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=PTAA includes photograph of Cullen
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