Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:29:14 +0200https://english.radio.cz/irish-franciscans-prague-8045473© 2026 Radio Prague International When, at the end of the 16th century, the English Queen Elizabeth drove all members of the Franciscan religious order out of Ireland, little did she realize that she was creating a link between the Irish and Czech nations that was to last nearly two centuries. Ironically, while the counter-reformation meant that for much of the 17th century Czech Protestants were forced to seek refuge abroad, Catholic refugees found refuge here in Prague. Among them were the Irish Franciscan friars, who became an important religious community here in the city. A new book has been launched that traces this Czech-Irish link. David Vaughan reports. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/irish-franciscans-prague-8045473 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9