The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Rev. Father Vereker
Rev. Father Vereker , sometime parish priest at Winton, was born in 1863, at Ballymountain, Kilmacow, County Kilkenny; he studied at the Waterford Christian Brothers' School, and completed his education at St. John's College with the highest honours. He was ordained when twenty-three years of age, came to New Zealand in 1885, and was stationed at Invercargill before being transferred to Winton, in 1896. Father Vereker was universally liked, and his death at the early age of thirty-five caused deep sorrow amongst all sections of the community.