| born 18 September 1885 |
| died 15 November 1942 aged 57 |
| clothed 28 September 1927 |
Baptised Vincent Horan
On 26 May 1934 Brother Richard Horan was working in the boathouse of the abbey on the shores of Loch Ness when he heard a noise in the water. He turned and saw
he was being watched by a large creature with a long graceful neck and a white stripe down its front. Other monks in the abbey also reported seeing the monster.
see http://intranet.pointview.school.nz/Loch_Ness_monster/Sightings.html
On May 26, 1934, Brother Richard Horan of St. Benedict’s Abbey, the grounds of which look out over the loch, stated that he had seen and watched a strange animal in the loch for twenty minutes. He claimed to have seen a long neck and head sticking out of the water at a 45-degree angle; the head had a snub nose, and the underpart of the neck was silvery in color, blending into black on the sides of the creature.
see http://monstersherethere.com/monster/loch-ness-monster-aka-nessie
Brother Richard was not buried in the monk’s cemetery