“The heritage of ancient Holy Ireland has been woefully underdeveloped in recent years – almost ignored”, writes Mary Kenny One of the leading items on my ‘bucket list’ (things to do before you die) would be to walk the Camino of St James in Spain – or at least...
Monthly Archives:
Launch of Pilgrim Passport – Irish Independent
New ‘passport’ to put Pilgrim Paths of Ireland on a par with the Camino A series of ancient Irish pilgrim paths has the potential to become the ‘pedestrian’ version of the Wild Atlantic Way if it gets the backing of a proper tourism marketing campaign, organisers have said. A...
A pilgrim’s progress up St Declan’s Way – Irish Times – April 13th, 2016
It is us against the elements in a surreal, timeless realm, writes John G O’Dwyer It’s Easter, and I’m among a group at a Cistercian monastery in Co Waterford. A moody day of frowning skies, watery light and no birdsong doesn’t, however, dampen our collective enthusiasm. We’re mostly strangers...
Illustrated Talk on Ireland’s Pilgrim Passport
Illustrated Talk on Ireland’s Pilgrim Passport On Friday, April 15th, John G O’ Dwyer, (author of the first guidebook to Ireland’s pilgrim paths ) will give an illustrated talk on Ireland’s newly launched Pilgrim Passport. The event will begin at 9.15pm on Friday April 15th in the Sneem Hotel,...
