After ministering for a few years on the Glasgow City Missions, he was appointed chaplain to Bantry Convent.
In 1913, Fitzgerald was appointed chaplain to Cork City Gaol and later taught at St Finbarr's College, Farranferris for a period of eight years.
[2] After a two-year curacy on Spike Island, Fitzgerald was appointed curate to the South Parish.
[6] Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.