Christian feast day: Laurence O'Toole

Lorcán Ua Tuathail

Irish saint and Archbishop (1128 – 1180)

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu, was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Lorcán played a prominent role in the Irish Church Reform Movement of the 12th century and mediated between the parties…