dominican – Dominican Friars Ireland

Irish Research Council Supporting Irish Dominican History

Archivist Author — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:14:03 +0000

The Irish Research Council has awarded a New Foundations grant to Dr Eleanor Giraud (University of Limerick) and the Irish Province of Dominican Friars, to fund a new project entitled ‘Mapping the manuscript and cultural heritage of the Dominican Order in Ireland’. The New Foundations scheme aims to promote collaboration between civic society organisations and […]

Three Men Enter the Dominican Novitiate

Archivist Author — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:19:57 +0000

On Wednesday 14 September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, three young men were clothed in the Dominican habit in St Mary’s Church, Pope’s Quay, Cork. The three men – David O’Donnell (Cork), Aidan O’Connor (Tipperary), and John Melvin (Donegal) – received the habit from the Prior Provincial, Fr John Harris OP, […]

Two Irish Dominican Friars Ordained to the Priesthood

Archivist Author — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:33:37 +0000

Sunday last, September 4, saw the ordination to the priesthood of Dominican friars, Anthony Kavanagh and Kellan Scott. A very large number gathered in St Saviour’s, Dublin, for the joyful occasion, with the crowd spilling out into the street. Dominican friars from across Ireland – and beyond – concelebrated the Mass of Ordination, along with […]

Album of Dominican Music Available Now on Spotify

Archivist Author — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:26:10 +0000

O Spem Miram, an album of hymns and chant from the Dominican tradition, recorded and launched last year, is now available free of charge here. Featuring the voices of Dominican friars from around Ireland, and recorded under the baton of Dr John O’Keefe, the album includes traditional chants in honour of St Dominic, such as […]

Dominican Event in Lisbon

Archivist Author — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:53:28 +0000

On Thursday 7 July in the Colégio de Bom Sucesso, Lisbon, a long and distinguished chapter of Dominican life was brought to a dignified close in a seminar hosted by the Irish Embassy in Portugal, and addressed by leading Irish historians. Marking the departure of Irish Dominican friars from Lisbon in 2021, and that of […]