Trias Thaumaturga
The Three Wonderworking Patrons of Ireland
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Saint Brigid's Eve
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As we approach the feast of Saint Brigid, below is a 1927 account of the celebrations held on its eve in rural Ireland. What is striking abo...
Monday, 22 January 2024
Two Lives of Saint Brigid
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It's always a pleasure to see new translations of medieval Lives of Irish saints being issued and so I was delighted to receive this ...
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...
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