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  • The Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, pictured with Dillon Duffy and Victoria Bailey (from the Diocese of Clogher) at Guillemont Road Cemetery.

    The Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, pictured with Dillon Duffy and Victoria Bailey (from the Diocese of Clogher) at Guillemont Road Cemetery.

  • Archbishops Clarke and Martin with the Revd Barry Paine and Fr Ruairi O’Domhnaill with a chalice that belonged to army chaplain Fr Donal O’Sullivan who died on the battlefield. The chalice is now used in connection with vocations to the priesthood.

    Archbishops Clarke and Martin with the Revd Barry Paine and Fr Ruairi O’Domhnaill with a chalice that belonged to army chaplain Fr Donal O’Sullivan who died on the battlefield. The chalice is now used in connection with vocations to the priesthood.

  • A reading of Wilfred Owen’s poetry at the Ulster Tower, Thiepval.

    A reading of Wilfred Owen’s poetry at the Ulster Tower, Thiepval.

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Somme Pilgrimage: Visits to Guillemont and Thiepval

A selection of photos from today’s visits to Guillemont and Thiepval, in the former Somme battlefield as part of the special centenary pilgrimage led by the Archbishops of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke and the Most Revd Eamon Martin.

  • The Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, pictured with Dillon Duffy and Victoria Bailey (from the Diocese of Clogher) at Guillemont Road Cemetery.
  • Archbishops Clarke and Martin with the Revd Barry Paine and Fr Ruairi O’Domhnaill with a chalice that belonged to army chaplain Fr Donal O’Sullivan who died on the battlefield. The chalice is now used in connection with vocations to the priesthood.
  • A reading of Wilfred Owen’s poetry at the Ulster Tower, Thiepval.

More photos of the pilgrimage, including from yesterday’s visit to Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, are available on the Church of Ireland’s flickr website.

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