Heritage centre packed for lecture on St Moling
Guests gather outside the St Mullins Heritage Centre for the St Moling's Day celebrations Photos: Michael O'Rourke Photography
A CROWD of over 70 people squeezed into St Mullins Heritage Centre on 17 June for an event marking the feast of St Moling, while raising vital funds for the centre.
Attendees heard from medieval Ireland historian Dr Elizabeth Boyle of Maynooth University, who delivered a fascinating lecture on St Moling, after whom the village is named. There was also the special unveiling of a facsimile copy of the , one of Ireland’s most important medieval manuscripts, created in St Mullins in the late eighth century.
Over €1,000 was raised, which will go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the heritage centre, as well as the preservation of its artefacts.
St Moling founded a monastery in the village on the banks of the River Barrow in the early seventh century and, according to local tradition, established a mill in the area. He is reputed as being the first person to introduce rye to Ireland and is said to have helped locals by distributing corn and meal during bad harvest seasons.
Organisers of the event thanked the Mullicháin Café for donating the complementary wine and canapés, while the was sponsored by Caulfield’s Financial, with the heritage centre’s social media department providing the music.
