Tomb of Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald - St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny. Earl of Ormond & Ossory, died 1539.

St Canice's Cathedral - Also known as ‘Ireland’s finest medieval Cathedral', completed in the 13th century, Co Kilkenny.

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny was founded in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland. Its name comes from "Black Friars", a reference to the Order who wear a black cloak over a white habit.

Theobald Wolfe Tone the founding father of Irish Republicanism and leader of the 1798 Irish Rebellion was born the 20th of June in 1763. "From my tenderest youth I have considered the union of Ireland with Great-Britain as the scourge of the Irish nation"

The 8th cent. bronze crucifixion plaque from Rinnagan, Co Roscommon is one of the earliest surviving Irish images of the crucifixion.

Good Friday Irish tradition consists of maintaining a period of quiet from noon until church services, devoting our attention to Christ.

The whitewashing of houses and cutting of hair were common purification rituals in preparation for our Lord's Resurrection:

The Crucifixion scene from the St. Gall Gospel; an Insular manunoscript created by Irish monks living in Switzerland circa 750 AD.

Differences between the Irish & Roman church calendars meant that Easter was often celebrated twice per year during the 5th-6th centuries.

The Entombment of Christ on the Creagh Tomb, Ennis, Co Clare. The figure on the left overseeing the entombment is Joseph of Arimathea, while the tiny figure holding Jesus' hand is Mary Magdalene.

An account of some Irish Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil traditions and customs:

Christ Enthroned from the Book of Kells (c. 800 AD)