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A famous Laoisman and his legacy Reporter: ); Friday, April 30th, was the bicentenary of one of the O’Moore County’s most prolific and distinguished writers and historians. John Canon O’Hanlon, parish priest of Sandymount in Dublin, was born in Stradbally in 1821 and is probably best known in Laois for his History of the Queen’s County, which remains the most authoritative and informative work of its kind on the county’s past, even though it was completed by others and was published posthumously. The digitisation of the History of the Queen’s County by the Laois Library services to mark the bi-centenary of his birth, will be welcomed by all students, local historians and researchers who have an interest in Laois’ historic past. ....
Brookston Beer Bulletin You are here: Home Beer Saints: St. Columbanus of Ghent Today is the feast day of St. Columbanus of Ghent (543 CE–February 15, 959 CE), not to be confused with Columbanus from three centuries earlier. He was a patron saint of Belgium, Ghent, and brewers. He was probably born in Ireland but moved with his followers to Ghent, Belgium, to escape raiding parties. There isn’t a great deal of information about him, and he’s not much remembered outside Belgium. He’s buried in the cathedral of Ghent, which at the time was known as the church of St. Bavo. His name is in the litany to be recited in Belgium during public emergencies. ....