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Posted on August 27, 2019August 25, 2019

Patron saint of “difficult marriages and disappointing children”: August 27th, the Feast of St Monica

It is the feast of St Monica, mother of St Augustine and patron saint of, inter alia, “difficult marriages; disappointing children; victims of adultery or unfaithfulness; victims of (verbal) abuse;…

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Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019

The Stepping Stones to Eternity — from Flowering Poverello

From the Flowering Poverello blog, a poetry sequence which, for some reason, especially resonated. I will let it speak for itself, except the resonance began with the opening lines “I…

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Posted on February 6, 2019

The water-filled River Clashawley, Fethard, in February

Last September I posted eerie photos of the dried up bed of the Clashawley River at Fethard. As contrast, here are some February photos showing the river in good flow:

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Posted on November 19, 2018

Erratum re Harry Clarke / Fethard

Early last year I posted on the stained glass of Augustinian Priory, Fethard.  This includes this window depicting Our Lady of Fatima:   I had picked up somewhere that it was from…

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Posted on October 3, 2018

“The Barn Owls of Tipperary”, talk by Áine Lynch of BirdWatch Ireland, Tirry Centre, Fethard, October 4th

In case a Blessing of the Animals is not enough for one day, there is a talk at 7.45 pm in the Tirry Community Centre, Fethard on the Barn Owls…

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Posted on September 29, 2018

The dried-up riverbed of the Clashawley River, Fethard, Tipperary

This is not the first time this has happened. Nevertheless it is eerie to walk beside a dried-up river, especially one that at other times is prone to flooding. Evidently…

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Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Multum In Parvo – Newport’s Newsagents, Fethard, Tipperary

A particularly charming sign – like many Latin tags, multum in parvo doesn’t go that easily into English – “much in a little” or “much in a small place” is…

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Posted on September 10, 2017November 19, 2018

My Best of Tipperary Stained Glass (a personal selection of ten images)

Since this post from January I have been blogging intermittently picture of stained glass from Churches in Tipperary. As I wrote in that original post: Recently visiting various churches in…

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