About this episode

This episode discusses the life of John Meagh, a Jesuit from Cork who faced persecution and sought a life away from courtly frivolities.

1639. JOHN MEAGH,[1] S.J. (From Alegamb’eS MorteS lllustreS, p. 538) JOHN MEAGH was a native of Cork, in the province of Munster. To remove him from the persecution of the heretics, he was taken by his father first to France, and then to Naples. After his father’s death, he entered the service of the Duke of Ossuna, the Viceroy. But disliking the frivolous amusements of the Court, he began to think of leaving it; and he would have done so if the Viceroy had not been recalled just ...

People in this episode

Host: Manus Mac Meanmain

Topics covered

• history
• religion
• spirituality
• Christianity
• biography

Keywords

• John Meagh
• Cork
• Jesuit
• Duke of Ossuna
• Viceroy
• 1639
• biography
• religious persecution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke of Ossuna, Viceroy

Places: Cork, France, Naples

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