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Statue of Saint Patrick in Aughagower, County Mayo. The introduction of Christianity to Ireland dates to sometime before the 5th century, presumably in interactions with Roman Britain. Christian worship had reached pagan Ireland around 400 CE. It is often misstated that Saint Patrick brought the faith to Ireland, but it was already present on ...
Most Christian churches are organized on an "all-Ireland" basis, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the 2022 census, 76.1% of residents in the Republic of Ireland identified as Christians: 69.1% as Catholics, 4.2% as Protestants, 2.1% as Orthodox Christians and 0.7% as other Christians. [1]
Charles Bianconi (24 September 1786 – 22 September 1875) [1] was an Italo-Irish entrepreneur. Sometimes described as the "man who put Ireland on wheels", [2][3] he developed a network of horse-drawn coaches that became Ireland's "first regular public transport" system. [2][4] He eventually became known for his innovations in transport and was ...
A Celtic Cross in Knock, Ireland. Celtic Christianity[a] is a form of Christianity that was common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages. [1] Some writers have described a distinct Celtic Church uniting the Celtic peoples and distinguishing them from adherents of the Roman Church, while others ...
University of Tübingen. Occupation (s) poet, author, priest, philosopher. Notable work. Anam Cara (1997) John O'Donohue (1 January 1956 – 4 January 2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, [1] and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality. [2][3]
7 November 1980. (1980-11-07) (aged 91) Dublin, Ireland. Francis Michael Duff (7 June 1889 – 7 November 1980), was an Irish lay Catholic and author known for bringing attention to the role of the Catholic Laity during the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Duff had previously founded the Legion of Mary in his native city of ...
He became head coach of Ireland in 2019. He coached them to a 2–1 series victory in New Zealand in 2022 and two consecutive Six Nations Championships wins in 2023 and 2024, including a Grand Slam in 2023. In January 2024, Farrell was appointed coach of the Lions tour to Australia in 2025. As a result, he will miss the 2025 Six Nations ...
Australia. Josef Schmidt HonFRCSI [1] (born 12 September 1965) is a rugby union coach, born in New Zealand, who is the current head coach of the Australian Wallabies. Schmidt coached Bay of Plenty, and was an assistant coach with the Blues and Clermont Auvergne. He joined Leinster as head coach in 2010, and brought unprecedented success to the ...