Tapestry Weaves Story of Columban Martyrs

Tapestry Weaves Story of Columban Martyrs

This week’s Tuam Herald features a story about a wonderful tapestry commissioned by a relative of Columban Martyr Fr Francis Canavan. The article is written by Mairéad O’Brien, a retired teacher and historian who has written extensively about the Columban martyrs,...
Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

In the July/August 2025 Editorial of the Far East magazine, the Regional Director in Ireland, Fr David Kenneally, writes about the anniversaries occurring this year of some of our Columbans who died violently on mission: five Columbans in Malate 80 years ago, seven in...
Treasure Their Testimony

Treasure Their Testimony

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, recalls the sacrifices made by St Oliver Plunkett, who was born 400 years ago in 1625, as well as those of the Columban Martyrs, and considers what their witness can say to us in this Jubilee Year....
Martyrs Remembered at Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Martyrs Remembered at Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Hundreds of family members and relatives of deceased Columban Missionaries attended the yearly Cemetery Sunday Remembrance Mass and Blessing of the Graves in Dalgan on Pentecost Sunday. The celebrant was Fr David Kenneally, Regional Director of the Columbans in...
More Coverage of Columban Martyrs in WWII

More Coverage of Columban Martyrs in WWII

Both the Offaly Independent and the Tuam Herald have given extensive coverage of the Columban Martyrs in recent issues. The Offaly Independent has focused on Fr Patrick Kelly from William Street in Tullamore including a piece by Mairéad O’Brien on Fr Patrick Kelly’s...