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Remarks On The Theological Aspect Of The Hell-Motif In Síaburcharpat Con Culaind, Darcy Ireland

Theology Student Scholarship

The early Middle Irish story Síaburcharpat Con Culaind unfortunately suffers from a lack of scholarly attention, particularly from the theological perspective. This paper proposes that the five quatrains which occupy lines 9438-9458 of the Lebor na hUidre copy together serve as the potent, appropriate apex to a tale which not only functions as an ode to Cú Chulainn but also as a forum through which are raised theological queries concerning the fate under the Christian dispensation of pre-Christian Celtic legendary figures.

Initial focus will be cast on the significance of the hell-motif within the Síaburcharpat (including a remark on the …

Father Thomas Burke, O.P., Reverend Robert Eaton

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

This is a short biographical account of the English Dominican Fr. Robert Burke (1830-1883). Father Burke came from a modest Irish family and rose to become well known for his advocacy of the Irish in America, his zeal for preaching and teaching, his personal characteristics of humility, virtue, spirit of penance, and passion for saving souls.