NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES

 

Niall Noígíallach which

Translates to "having nine hostages",

Was a legendary Irish King

His reign lasted from the late 4th

To the early 5th centuries,

He is placed in the traditional

List of High Kings of Ireland

Legend has it that he secured his line

By kissing the “loathly lady”

King Niall died in 405AD

THE APOSTLE OF IRELAND

 

St Patrick was a 5th-century

Romano-British Christian missionary

Born in 385 AD and died in 461 AD

Who became a Bishop in Ireland

Known as the Apostle of Ireland

The first bishop of Armagh,

And Primate of Ireland.

 

His feast day is March 17th