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
Christ the saviour
Is here to watch over us
To support us all
Guiding us with kindness
I believe in Christmas Angels
And I believe they are always near
Just
like they were at Bethlehem
Appearing
upon a midnight clear
Christmas is for friends and family,
But by no means exclusively
After all the Three Wise Men
Were strangers in Bethlehem
Andrew the Apostle
Also known as Saint
Andrew
Was brother of
Saint Peter
Born in the
village of Bethsaida
On the Sea of
Galilee.
Where they were
fishermen
Until Jesus called
them
To be fishers of
men
He was martyred by
crucifixion
At the city of
Patras in Achaea,
On an X-shaped
cross, or “saltire”
Commonly known as
Saint Andrew's
Cross
Irish Abbot, Saint Columba,
Born 521 AD in
Gartan
Who spread Christianity
As a missionary to
Scotland
Founding an Abbey
on Iona
Which dominated the
region
Politically for
centuries
He died at the
Abbey in 597 AD
His feast day is
December 7th
Saint David was a scion
Of the royal house
of Ceredigion,
Born at the end of
the 5th century.
David founded a monastic
community
At the Vale of
Roses in Pembrokeshire
Where St David's
Cathedral stands
A Welsh Bishop of
Menevia
He died on the 1st
of March in 588
His feast day is March
1st
