The contributions of this unique group of the Irish diaspora have been overlooked to the detriment of contemporary Irish society and the Catholic Church

Rite and Reason Carmel Gallagher

Carmel Gallagher is emeritus research fellow at the School of Social Sciences, Law and Education, TU Dublin

This article is based on narrative interviews with 37 Irish missionary women and men and recently published by Routledge as Gallagher, C (2024) Retired Missionaries and Faith in a Changing Society.

Her book will be launched on October 4th as part of an AMRI conference. For more information email info@amri.ie