COMPREHENDING CONTEMPLATION—THE POOR CLARE ORDER IN IRELAND

By Bronagh Ann McShane ‘When Cromwell left [Ireland] … he put Ireton in charge of his soldiers. Ireton came to Galway in 1652 and demanded “surrender”. Galway yielded after many months. Then Ireton’s soldiers entered the city. It is believed that the soldiers came near a Poor Clare Convent, and they made the nuns flee ... Read more

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