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Irish Catholic Martyrs — refers to the dozens of people who have been sanctified in varying degrees for dying for their Roman Catholic faith between 1537 and 1714 in Ireland. CausesReligious persecution of Catholics in Ireland began under King Henry VIII (then Lord of… … Wikipedia
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Patrick Cavanagh — ( Irish : Pádraigh Caomhánach) (d. July 5, 1581) is an Irish Catholic Martyr beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 27, 1992. MartyrdomCavanagh was a layperson of the diocese of Ferns during the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1581 Cavanagh,… … Wikipedia
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Father John Murphy — (1753–c. 2 July 1798) was one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford which became known as the Wexford rebellion. Ironically he was at first against it, and in fact actively encouraged his parishioners to give up their arms and… … Wikipedia
Colm Tóibín — at the 2006 Texas Book Festival. Born May 30, 1955 (1955 05 30) (age 56) Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland … Wikipedia
List of Irish ballads — The following are often sung Irish folk ballads. The songs are arranged by theme under two main categories of Political and Not Political and are not necessarily contemporary to the events to which they relate.Songs may fit into more than one… … Wikipedia
E. W. Pugin — Edward Welby Pugin (1834–1875) was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton. His father, A. W. N. Pugin, was a famous architect and designer of Neo Gothic architecture, and after his death in 1852 Edward took up his… … Wikipedia
Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British … Universalium
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
