With Charles the Dub, being the latest addition to the litany, I thought it would be appropriate to ask contributors to name their favourite Irish Saint from the list below and why.
Brigid
Malachy
Patrick (ok I know he was born in Wales but he is considered Irish! ;D)
Brendan
Oliver Plunkett
Charles.
Also has there been any saints from the six counties yet and is the female gender not under represented?
Quote from: T Fearon on June 06, 2007, 01:20:15 PM
With Charles the Dub, being the latest addition to the litany, I thought it would be appropriate to ask contributors to name their favourite Irish Saint from the list below and why.
Brigid
Malachy
Patrick (ok I know he was born in Wales but he is considered Irish! ;D)
Brendan
Oliver Plunkett
Charles.
Also has there been any saints from the six counties yet and is the female gender not under represented?
And you have Malachy as your second. ::)
Wasn't Charles Dutch?
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Tony, you would need to add Columba and Columcille to that list and you should make it as a poll, easier for people to respond, also there are a few other Saints missing.
From your list there is has to be Brigid, after all her cross is on the Louth Crest...
Hon the Lu
Is that Tony Robinson/Baldrick in thon photo?
Not stooping to Tony's new found partitionist mindset, here's some of the more well known Ulster Saints.
Saint Columba
Saint Benignus of Armagh
Saint Comgall of Magheramorne
Saint Macartan of Clogher
Saint Colman of Dromore
Saint Mac Nissi
Saint Malachy
Saint Fergal
Saint Brigid (born on the border?)
Saint MacCathbad Colman
Saint Felim
Quote from: T Fearon on June 06, 2007, 01:20:15 PM
Also has there been any saints from the six counties yet
Saint David - produces miracles at Windsor every time! ;)
Quote from: ONeill on June 06, 2007, 02:08:19 PM
Is that Tony Robinson/Baldrick in thon photo?
Martin Cullen.
Its the bould Bertie - the taoiseach without sin
This reminds me of that young fella with the holy days thread...what happened to him?
Armagh4SamAgain
He had to go back to work or something & wouldnt be able to post
One funny funny man
Or half term ended ;D
Na Bandit, He was genuinely funny unlike a lot of the new posters (students)
Quote from: full back on June 06, 2007, 03:16:29 PM
Na Bandit, He was genuinely funny unlike a lot of the new posters (students)
I agree......he kept talking about the saints "being kilt" for their beliefs...hilarious.
I remember reading a thread on OWC one time about Saint Patrick, which featured the expected cribbing about the fact that there is tri-colours everywhere as if Patrick was only the Patron saint of the Republic. One of the posters came out with the gem that 'Saint Patrick was a Protestant anyway, so the Catholics shouldn't even be celebrating him'. How I chuckled :D
Saint Micko de la Waterville has attained iconic status in his native Kerry and has been known to spread his wings and his gospel to varying degrees of success over the years to the great unwashed of Kildare, Laois and Wicklow.
But his miracle powers seems to be on the wane over the last few years. Any donations are accepted however to keep this old relic going strong. Surprisingly he is still worshipped around the rest of the country in the hope that someday he may visit their sad counties and bring them to the promised land or even lead them on to the road for the promised land. His worshippers have forsaken him in the lands of the Lilly and of the Leix where they have returned to their pagen ways.
His legacy will be his triumphs over the evil blue empire of Saint Heffo D'Jackeen in the 1970's, still remembered fondly in many parts of his Kingdom.
Was there a Saint Field?
Can Ian St John be included?
Quote from: 5iveTimes on June 06, 2007, 05:32:57 PM
Is Tony Fearon Armaghforsamagain?
Fearon disappeared for a while and A4SA appeared with his Death Notice thread and then his Saints thread and now A4SA has disappeared and Fearon is at the same lark.
I had originally thought A4SA again was another member of the board, but now I have my doubts.
Fearson hasn't the wit to be Armagh4 Sam Again. It hasn't been the same craic since he went back to work off the sick. Did he ever say why he was off?
Quote from: Colonel Cool on June 06, 2007, 07:24:50 PM
Quote from: 5iveTimes on June 06, 2007, 05:32:57 PM
Is Tony Fearon Armaghforsamagain?
Fearon disappeared for a while and A4SA appeared with his Death Notice thread and then his Saints thread and now A4SA has disappeared and Fearon is at the same lark.
I had originally thought A4SA again was another member of the board, but now I have my doubts.
Fearson hasn't the wit to be Armagh4 Sam Again. It hasn't been the same craic since he went back to work off the sick. Did he ever say why he was off?
Have my suspicions that he may be under threat from OWC...!!! :o
Quote from: 5iveTimes on June 06, 2007, 11:04:59 PM
I actually am pretty sure I know who A4SA is. I watched the board one morning and evrytime a regular poster logged out, A4SA logged in. Then A4SA would log out and this certain regular poster would log back in. Maybe it was just coincidence, but I have my doubts.
Hmmm, you're almost as big a nerd as I am.
Saint Patrick, He has a day that is a public holiday, no work!! And he got rid of the snakes!!! ;)
QuoteI actually am pretty sure I know who A4SA is. I watched the board one morning and evrytime a regular poster logged out, A4SA logged in. Then A4SA would log out and this certain regular poster would log back in. Maybe it was just coincidence, but I have my doubts.
Don't be saying that! It worked so much better when I could believe that A4SA was a real poster. Those saint's and death notie threads were some of the best craic. They proved to be a nice little break from revison.
Has every co got its own special saint? I think Armaghs woud be St Patrick and Louth woud be St Bride. What about the other countys??
St Galls for Belfast? St Colman for Down St Canise for Derry St Lawence OTools for Dublin. An theres no feckin Sts from Tryone!! We all no that!! ;D
We shoud be making a list of the patron st of every County in ireland.
Armagh = St Patrick
Louth = St Bride
Down= St Colman
Derry= St Canise
Antrim= St Galls
What about good old Naomh Moinna from scenic Cill Sléibhe?
Meath - St. Sugar Ray
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Quote from: Orior on December 21, 2008, 01:02:11 PM
I used to fancy the pants of Isla St Clair
Why, what colour were they?
Wasn't St.Eugene a Co.Derry saint? I'm not sure if St.Canice is Derry though - always thought he was a Cat.
My favourites are St.Columba and St.Brigid. My primary school name in Ireland and my church here in Perth, and my mam's name.
St Petersburg for beating the huns in the UEFA Cup final this year
Not forgetting St Mirren for beating them in this year's SPL ;D
St Kevin of Glendalough
The Cathedral in Cavan town is named after St Feilim,while my own club grounds out the road is named after St Feilim.
He must be the patron saint of Cavan.
St Mogue is another Irish Saint,theres a school up north Cavan in Bawnboy named after him
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