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HISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY
This week I was in Boston. But a couple of years ago at this time I was on the west coast of Ireland, where they say, "West o’ here, da next parish over, dat’s Boston."
This Sunday, the last Sunday in July every year, marks Reek Sunday , or Garland Sunday [...]

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Although much of the life of the patron saint of Ireland is shrouded in legend, he was probably born around the year 389. What we do know about him comes from his book, “The Confession”, which he wrote near the end of his life. It begins,
“I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and [...]

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