Feature on Fr James Maginn and Columban Martyrs in Korea

Feature on Fr James Maginn and Columban Martyrs in Korea

Columban martyr Fr James Maginn was featured in a recent edition of the Irish News. The feature in ‘Faith Matters’ was prompted by a previous article on Ireland’s missionary tradition. It encouraged Mary Kane to share the remarkable story of Fr James Maginn, a...
Memories of my uncle Fr Thomas Cusack

Memories of my uncle Fr Thomas Cusack

Fr Thomas Cusack, a Columban missionary executed by Communist forces during the Korean War (1950-53), is recalled by his nephew, Fr Tom Cusack, also a Columban. Fr Thomas Cusack was born at Ballycotton, Co Clare, in 1910. In 1949, he was appointed Vice-Director of the...