Having enjoyed the hospitality of Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon in Kaduna, Nigeria, earlier this year, Bishop Michael Jackson invited the Archbishop to share in the Macartan 1500 celebrations in his own Diocese of Clogher, Church of Ireland.

St Macartan is the Patron Saint of Clogher. 2007 marks 1500 since his death. The Macartan 1500 Project has taken in a great variety of events and is part financed by the European Union through the programme for Peace and Reconciliation.

During his visit Archbishop Josiah visited Belleek Pottery (celebrating it's 150th anniversary) to witness primary school children bury a time capsule of books, toys, dvds and their aspirations for peace and the future of Northern Ireland.

In his lecture (as part of a series entitled "Christianity and Conflict") the Archbishop sets out the background to recent conflict in Nigeria between Christians and Muslims. On going links between Clogher and Kaduna include support for the rabbit husbandry project at Jacaranda farm in Nigeria.