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County Roscommon writer included in Leaving Cert paper

Jun 11, 2026 13:24
By Shannonside News
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County Roscommon writer included in Leaving Cert paper

The Leaving Cert is continuing this week.

A County Roscommon writer's work featured on this year's Leaving Certificate examination,

An extract from journalist and author Patsy McGarry's memoir appeared as part of an Ordinary Level History question.

Ballaghaderreen native McGarry is the former Religious Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times and still contributes to the paper.

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The passage, taken from Well, Holy God: My Life as an Irish Catholic, Agnostic Correspondent, focused on the impact of the Second Vatican Council and changes in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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