Remembering a forgotten Irish martyr, Fr John Meagh SJ, killed at Kuttenburg (Kutná Hora), near Prague on May 31, 1639. A native of Cork, he was inspired by the story of St Dymphna (f.d. May 15) to seek exile and martyrdom far from home: deprocessumartyriali.com/2020/05/the-bl… Catholic Heritage Ireland

House in Johannisstrasse, #Nuremberg by Georg Schmidt (1908) #watercolour #aquarelle #Nürnberg #GeorgSchmidt

An overview of the Irish saints with feasts in the month of June by Tyrone woman Ellen Beck (1858-1924), writing as 'Magdalen Rock' here : omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2015/06/01/iri… Catholic Heritage Ireland

Taking the waters at #BadKissingen, feasting, aptly, on the minutiae of the #Jacobite diaspora in #Lorraine by Dr Jeremy Filet FrHist. #Stuarts #SemperEtUbiqueFidelis #BrigadeIrlandaise #Rhön

Marking the centenary of the death of the Venerable Matt Talbot at the blog today with a look at how in his ascetic discipline he mirrored the early medieval Irish saints: omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2025/06/07/the… Catholic Heritage Ireland

Marking the feast of Saint Columba/Colum Cille with a 1910 account of a visit to Eileach an Naoimh, reputed burial place of his mother Eithne. Writer believed it to also be the site of Hinba but that debate continues. triasthaumaturga.blogspot.com/2020/04/an-alm… Catholic Heritage Ireland stmoluagscoracle

James FitzJames, #Maréchal Duke of Berwick, died at #Philippsburg #otd #1734, commanding French forces. A stele marks the spot where he fell; a stylised cannonball recalls the manner of his demise. #Stuarts #JamesII #Jacobite #LouisXV #Baden #HochstiftSpeyer

Tonight, Friday 13 June at 7pm on Radio Maria Ireland - SAORVIEW Channel 210 , All the Saints of Ireland will feature 20th c urban hermit, the Venerable Matt Talbot, Saint Cormac the Voyager, Saint Torannán/Ternan of Tullow and Saint Mac Nissi of Clonmacnoise. Catholic Heritage Ireland

St. John’s Cemetery in #Nuremberg by Georg Schmidt #Johannisfriedhof #watercolour #Aquarelle #Nürnberg #GeorgSchmidt #OwnCollection

Tinge of melancholy as my #Eastertide #Nymphenburg1632 rotation comes to an end, the 1632 “gerippt mit Goldrand” being my favourite #GermanPorcelain. #NymphenburgerPorzellan #TeaChina #ShabbyChic #WenzelHasler

All the Saints of Ireland tonight, Fri June 20 @ 7pm on Radio Maria Ireland - SAORVIEW Channel 210 will mark the Feast of the Irish Martyrs and some of the early saints of the day: Faolán of Strathearn, Gubsech of Cloonburren, Gobán of St Gobain and Cassán of Cluain Ratha. Catholic Heritage Ireland

The monument to the over 1400 members of the Irish Brigades who fell at the Battle of Lafelt #otd 1747 in the service of #LouisXV. “semper et ubique fidelis” #Jacobite #BrigadeIrlandaise #WildGeese #Stuarts #Lauffelt The Irish at War

See how medieval Irish saints were listed and catalogued tonight, Friday, July 11 on All the Saints of Ireland at 7pm on Radio Maria Ireland - SAORVIEW Channel 210. We'll explore The List of Parallel Saints and the Three Orders plus honour the saints of the day: omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2012/11/10/the… Catholic Heritage Ireland

Among the Irish saints found on the calendars at July 17 is an elusive holy woman, Craobhnad (Craebhnat). As I was misled by a 19th c writer into confusing her with Cránaid of Clenor, Co Cork a new post at the blog updates the details: omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2025/07/07/sai… Catholic Heritage Ireland

All the Saints of Ireland, tonight, Fri, July 18, @ 7pm on Radio Maria Ireland - SAORVIEW Channel 210 will feature the saints of Co Clare. We will meet diocesan patrons, island monastics and others, not forgetting saintly king Brian Boru! : omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2017/06/20/som… Catholic Heritage Ireland

The Martyrology of Oengus celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration, not on August 6, but on July 26: 26. At the passion of Jovianus with his fair train of pure gold was the Transfiguration, at daybreak, of  Jesus on Mount Tabor. omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2022/08/06/the… Catholic Heritage Ireland

Orchid study by Józef Teofil Smoliński (late 19th century). #gouache #OwnCollection

SAINT of the Rosary, to Ireland's heart With Patrick, Brigid and Columba dear.... In 'The Gael to Saint Dominic', P.J.Coleman's 1903 poem looks at how the 'sandaled sons' of Dominic sustained Ireland in the penal era. deprocessumartyriali.com/2020/08/the-ga… Catholic Heritage Ireland

'O Christ, the crown of all bishops, the only eternal and everlasting bishop: make us worthily to celebrate the feast of Bishop Blane' (Aberdeen Breviary, Hymn for the Feast of St Blane, Aug 10). omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2024/08/10/sai… Catholic Heritage Ireland stmoluagscoracle

'..She who by her chaste child-bearing brought life to the human race, today ascends to Heaven to pray to God at all times for us...' From a sermon on the Feast of the Assumption preached at Bobbio. omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2017/08/15/the… Catholic Heritage Ireland