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Eamon Columba Martin KC*HS (born 30 October 1961) is an Irish Catholic prelate from Northern Ireland who has served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland since 2014. Early life and education
Martin died in May 1971 and is buried in Deansgrange Cemetery. His funeral was attended by then Taoiseach, Jack Lynch and then president Éamon de Valera's aide-de-camp Col. Sean Brennan. Shots were fired at the graveside by an Irish Army detachment. [1] Martin's great grandson, Eamon Murphy is an amateur historian. He has a blog titled "The ...
Ken Murphy, the society's Director General, said that the society was taking a public stance because marriage equality was an issue of fundamental human rights. The decision followed a report from the society's human rights committee, which found that there were 160 ways in which civil partnership, compared to civil marriage, was the lesser of ...
In the medieval Irish church, the earliest bishops doubled as abbots, with the bishop becoming the junior of the two positions.From the 8th century, if not earlier, the house of Armagh claimed foundation from Saint Patrick, and the position of comarba Pátraic ("successor of Patrick") was held by the abbot of Armagh until the position of abbot and bishop were merged again in the 12th century ...
The Apostolic Nunciature to Ireland the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Ireland.It is located in Dublin.The position of Apostolic Nuncio is currently Luis Mariano Montemayor.
He will be remembered for his commitment to global peace including in Northern Ireland and particularly for those of the Catholic faith as a respected theologian and scholar." [127] Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin released a statement, saying that Benedict XVI "was a person of deep spirituality and prayer, an outstanding apostle of Christ." [128]
The Irish name of the Volunteers, Óglaigh na hÉireann, was retained when the English name changed, and is the official Irish name of the Defence Forces, as well as the various IRAs. The name of the Bengal Volunteers , an Indian revolutionary organization founded in 1928 and active against British rule in India, may have been inspired by the ...
The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party. Dublin: Penguin Ireland. ISBN 9780141028453. McCann, Eamonn (2018). War and an Irish Town (3rd ed.). Chicago: Haymarket Books. ISBN 9781608469741. McKittrick, David (2012). Making sense of the troubles: A history of the Northern Ireland conflict (Rev. ed.). London ...