A love divided – the true story behind the movie

LOVE CONQUERS ALL; But for decades a village paid the price of

AMANDA DOHERTY

IT was one of Ireland’s most shocking episodes. The mixed marriage of Sean and Sheila Cloney hit the headlines in the 1950s when it led to the bitter Fethard-on-Sea boycott in Co Wexford.

Catholics refused to buy goods from their Protestant neighbours after Sheila refused to honour the infamous Ne Temere pledge to send her daughters Eileen and Mary to the local Catholic school. So great was the pressure on Sheila that she fled to Belfast and then Scotland with her daughters.

This prompted local priest Fr Stafford to order… Continue reading

What are the Gladsome Light Dialogues?

This particular name was chosen in order to transmit two things: first these meeting are dialogues and not monologues; your opinions, questions, experiences are welcome in our setting, so bring your life with you and share it . Second Gladsome Light or Fos Ilaron is the evening hymn we sing during Vespers. The dialogues take place in the evening so, there you go! Continue reading