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372nd Anniversary of Execution of Local Dominican Priest Fr. Tadhg Moriarty

372nd Anniversary of Execution of Local Dominican Priest Fr. Tadhg Moriarty

Update: 2025-10-20
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The worldwide head of the Dominican Order celebrated mass in Killacloghane Wood this weekend to mark the 372nd anniversary of the execution of a local Dominican priest. Castlemaine native and Prior of Tralee, Fr. Tadhg Moriarty, OP, was arrested while saying Mass in Killacloghane Wood, near Milltown in August 1653. He was later martyred by Cromwellian forces at Fair Hill in Killarney on October 15th 1653. Treasa is joined by Fr John and by the Prior of Holy Cross, Fr David McGovern.
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372nd Anniversary of Execution of Local Dominican Priest Fr. Tadhg Moriarty

372nd Anniversary of Execution of Local Dominican Priest Fr. Tadhg Moriarty