WATCH: Marking 90 years of Muintir na TÃre
IrishCentral contributor Martin Quinn takes a look at the origins of Irish organizaiton Muintir na TÃre.
Martin Quinn Contributor
Jun 09, 2021
Muintir na TÃre personnel 1953; Canon John Hayes, Frank Lyddy, General Secretary and Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Morris, Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
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I have a strong affinity with the community development organisation, Muintir na TÃre, having served as National President from 2008-2011.
As a Bansha, Co. Tipperary native, it was a great honour to follow in the footsteps of its founder Canon John Hayes who was Parish Priest of Bansha/Kilmoyler from 1946 until his death in 1957 and is buried in Bansha cemetery.
The History of Ogham: The Celtic Tree Connection
The History of Ogham: The Celtic Tree Connection
IrishCentral has partnered with Ogham Art to give our readers a discount towards an everlasting gift this Father s Day by planting an Irish Heritage Tree.
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Colleen Berry Conway is the owner of Ogham Art alongside her husband Chris. She takes us through the history of the ancient Irish alphabet and her connection with the Irish Heritage Tree program.
When we bought our home in 2005, we were given a housewarming gift by my in-laws: a copper plaque with fáilte - the Irish word for “welcome” - in Ogham, the first written form of the Primitive Irish language.
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