FD of St Kieran of Saighir, the first native-born saint of Ireland. His wonderful legends involve his intimacy with the natural world. He began his life as a hermit who gathered a community of animals, his first disciples: Brother Boar, Brother Badger, Brother Fox, Brother Wolf.
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Later, they were joined by human disciples. From an early bio: From his youth “he never drank by which he might be drunken, never wrapped himself in downy raiment, never partook of a banquet, never slept his fill, nor for love of carousing rushed off anywhither.”
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This is heartening.
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I was looking for information about Saint Kieran, who loved animals, and instead found this lovely short video about a primary school that welcomes children whose first language is not English.
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