Trias Thaumaturga
The Three Wonderworking Patrons of Ireland
Friday, 9 June 2023
Saint Colum Cille: 'A thorough Celt, a thorough Irishman'
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Last year to mark the feast of our national patron Saint Patrick, I reprinted a stirring oration by the celebrated Galway Dominican preache...
Friday, 24 March 2023
Saint Patrick's Confessions
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Bringing the series of posts in honour of Saint Patrick to a close on the octave of his feast day with another Australian newspaper offering...
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Saint Patrick's Staff of Jesus
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In 2018 I posted a series of posts on one of the most famous of all of the relics associated with Saint Patrick - the Bachall Ísu (Íosa) , ...
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Saint Patrick's Ink
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As an old-school researcher I write out all my notes for the blog in longhand using a fountain pen and rather enjoy experimenting with diffe...
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Hymn to Saint Patrick
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Another stirring patriotic hymn to Saint Patrick, this time from 1884. The author was the then vice-president of Thurles College, an institu...
Monday, 20 March 2023
Of Irish Interest: Hymn to St Patrick
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Although in recent days I have been looking at the grave site of Saint Patrick in Down, the cause of our national apostle has always been c...
Sunday, 19 March 2023
Saint Patrick's Grave
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Following yesterday's 1882 newspaper article lamenting the sorry state of the reputed grave of Saint Patrick at Downpatrick, County Down...
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