"Ever since the time of Patrick in 441AD there has been a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick so this year's cancellation is a first," said Fr Karl on the way up.

A twenty-minute climb brings you to Mám Éan, the “passage of the birds”, now overlooked by a gaunt statute of St Patrick and ...

The annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick, cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will take place on four days of every week in July, between Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Croagh Patrick in County Mayo is an important site of pilgrimage where St Patrick is believed to have fasted during the 5th-century. Croagh Patrick, which overlooks Clew Bay, the Wild Atlantic Way ...

The county jerseys worn by many of the climbers reflected their diverse origins - Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Dublin, Tyrone, Laois and Kerry. The tradition of climbing the Co Mayo peak on the last ...

Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam put grandparents and the elderly at the heart of his message for the Jubilee Year's "Reek Sunday" pilgrimage at Ireland's holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, on July 27. In ...

At 10.30am, a Church of Ireland priest led an ecumenical service for the first time in the history of the pilgrimage - which dates back to pagan times before St Patrick’s arrival to Mayo in the ...

Thousands of people have taken part in the annual pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick on Co Mayo. Numbers were down on previous years, with rescue teams assisting just over 20 people for mostly minor ...