Did you know the relics and bones of old St Valentine are right here in Dublin? Did you know they reside in an old Friary that was closed in the Reformation, later torn down, but later returned: the only religious house in fact to return to its original home? How did that happen?
But hang on, never mind the old Friary… Saint Valentine wasn’t even Irish! He was an old Roman, from the time of the empire, when the early Christians were persecuted by the nasty emperors. So how did his relics end up in Dublin?
Oh yes, it’s story time… Press here, to go to Dublin Decoded for the full low-down how St Valentine ended up in the White Friars Church.
Arran Q Henderson 
No, I didn’t know St. Valentine’s relics were in Dublin. How cool is that? BTW, any word from the Passports people?
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Clicking now to read how St. V. ended up in Dublin! Hello old friend!
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hey Angie, great to see you again old pal, great you clicked through too. Thank you! Hope you enjoyed.
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Well I never. Would you say they are definitely St Valentine’s Arran? Or just some likely old bones.
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ah ha, excellent question Roy. The answer is all horribly complicated. But I’ve just, this very minute, published a little follow-up post, that tries to make sense of that very issue. Many thanks for reading this one by the way! Arran
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Hi Arran, the link to Dublin Decoded goes to a page that says something like “this is embarrassing we can’t find what you are looking for”.
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