Post Tagged with: "Mons Hugh O’Flaherty"

THE Monsignor O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend just took place in Killarney and part of the event was a schools’ literary competition. The winners were announced recently and students from Mercy Mounthawk in Tralee and Ardfert NS emerged as winners. In the Primary Schools category, students were invited to write a short […]

SPA National School pupils were in Killarney for the Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend where they collected a prize on behalf of the school for their efforts in an art and literary competition. The weekend is all about commemorating the Killarney native, Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty, who was became a hero when he helped over 6,500 Jews, US and […]

NOMINATIONS are invited for the 2015 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award. As part of the 8th annual Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend, which will take place from Friday October 30th to Sunday November 1st in Killarney. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who was from Killarney, was dubbed the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican for his exploits during World War II.  During the course of the war he was instrumental in […]

DRIVERS approaching the roundabout near Strand Street were understandably distracted over the past few days as a beautiful mural and garden space area has been created there. The mural, by local artist Mary J Leen, depicts Mons Hugh O’Flaherty who was Ireland’s answer to Oscar Schindler, in the sense that he saved over […]

A PLAQUE was unveiled to commemorate the birthplace of Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty on Saturday afternoon. Hugh O’Flaherty was Ireland’s answer to Oscar Schindler in the sense that he saved over 6,500 lives of Jews and anti-fascists during World War 2, by hiding them in monasteries and ushering them to safety. […]