Taoiseach lays wreath at shrine to Irish martyrs in Korea

Taoiseach lays wreath at shrine to Irish martyrs in Korea An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lays a wreath on November 3 at a shrine in Seoul, South Korea, dedicated to Irish missionaries and peacekeepers who died during the Korean war.

During a visit to South Korea, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar laid a wreath at a shrine dedicated to Irish missionaries and peacekeepers who died in conflicts in Korea. The deaths of Columban Fathers and one Anglican sister during the Korean war in the 1950s “were such a loss to Korea as well as Ireland”, said…

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