St Patrick – Dominican Friars Ireland

Online Video Review: #IrelandInspires

Archivist Author — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:47:28 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmIZEl1nSo The video above, produced by Fáilte Ireland (the Irish tourist board) has been doing the rounds recently. It was produced in honour of St Patrick’s Day, and its central message is, ‘Ireland Inspires’. It celebrates the achievements of this little island in a way that blends the old (literature, landscape) and the new (science and […]

St. Patrick ‘Come and Walk Amongst Us’

Archivist Author — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:09:16 +0000

The Feast day of St Patrick is a day of great celebration here in Ireland and across the world. The figure of St Patrick continues to enliven and capture the imagination of many people. In order to ensure that this great Saint may not get lost amidst all the festivities we may ask, ‘what is […]

Book Review: Patrick In His Own Words

Archivist Author — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:16:50 +0000

St Patrick is often described as our ‘national saint’, and as our nation becomes secularised, so does our national saint. St Patrick’s Day parades do still show Patrick wearing something approaching episcopal vestments, and some of the more fabulous elements of the hagiography are still re-enacted, but there remains little gratitude for St Patrick’s work […]