Irish Examiner – Country Living Denise Hall – Thursday, February 20, 2014 Q&A: David Ross A pilgrimage is “a meaningful journey to a place of spiritual significance” and is as old as recorded history. A group of trekking pilgrims prepares to leave the Top of the Rock farm at...
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Take The Pilgrim Path – Irish Times features St. Declan’s Way
Irish Times – Life & Style Travel John G. O’Dwyer – Saturday February 15th Where would you be off to? My questioner was a weather-beaten man with a Waterford accent. “St Declan’s Way over Bottleneck Pass.” “No, you’re not.” Instantly I was taken aback for I had earlier sallied forth...
Pilgrim Paths Day 2014 in Irish Times
By John G. O’Dwyer Last summer, in this column, I recounted a penitential journey I completed from Slemish Mountain to Skellig Michael when researching my book, Pilgrim Paths in Ireland. In conclusion I wrote: “So on a rainy day, as I crossed the Sheehy Mountains on the sublimely redeveloped St...
