THE CHINA MISSION

From 1920 to 1954, hundreds of Irish men and women served as Roman Catholic missionaries working in social, pastoral and disaster relief services at an extraordinarily turbulent but fascinating period of Chinese history. 

Ordinary Irish people – our relatives - made a commitment to serve their church and engage with a profoundly different culture at the other side of the world.  Clearly, they had a sense of adventure and a motivating faith, but they also had a deep respect for Chinese civilization.