The Taejon Martyrs

The Taejon Martyrs

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the deaths of seven Columbans in the Korean War. Historian Mairéad O’Brien writes about three of the seven who were killed in the Taejon Massacre. The 24th of September 2025 is the 75th anniversary of the Massacre at Taejon,...
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....