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On the way to Knock, a stop for a picnic at the Roscommon Castle. |
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It was one of the more important royal castles in the late 13th and 14th century. |
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Unique D-shaped towers. |
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Arrival at Knock, the parish church. |
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On Aug. 21, 1879 Our Lady and Saints appeared on the Gable of the Church. |
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She was seen by 15 people for a period of about 2 hours. |
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At the cener of the gamle with an altar on which a lamb stood, surrounded by angels. |
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Exterior of the parish church, with new sacristy on the right and chapel enclosing the gabel on the left. |
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Interior of the parish church |
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New pilgrimage church on the grounds, with the John Paul II cross on the left. |
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Statues of the apparition in the museum. |
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Reconciliation chapel. |
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Cross erected on place where Pope John Paul II celebrated mass on Sept. 30, 1979. |
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My favorite street sign - post office to the right, confessions and holy water to the left. |
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Mount Croagh Patrick |
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The very mountain St. Patrick often prayed on. |
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Climbing the mountain will give a nice view of the Westport bay. |
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The pilgrimage trek to the top is untertaken by around a million pilgrims each year. |
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It is a rocky, unimproved path and quite penitential. |
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There are so many rocks around, you can arrange them to write. |
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The last stretch into the cloud was also the steepest. |
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Arriving at the top. |
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We made it, the chapel at the top. |
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Interior of chapel of St. Patrick at top. |
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Many pilgrims on the way up as we go down. |
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The truly penitential pilgrims undertake the journey barefoot. |
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A view of the top after the cloud lifted. |
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