Tochar Phadraig Summer Walk Saturday 29th August 35k (22 miles) Departing at Abbey at 8.30 a.m Backup car provided. Registration Fee €10 Please make contact with office a few days beforehand. Later in the season: St Stephen’s Day Walk (11 miles) 17k departing Abbey at 11a.m For further information...
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Brigid´s Way Along the Canal – August 30th
Brigid´s Way Along the Canal – August 30th Event Details A 16-20 km walk of enchantment and beauty in Kildare from Robertstown, along the canal to Donadea Forest Park. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Brigid´s Way and learn about the canal. Cars will be left in Donadea Forest...
St. Declan’s Way Walk – Stage 2 – September 12th 2015
St. Declan’s Way – Stage 2 – September 12th 2015 *** Click Here to Book Now *** On Saturday September 12th Knockmealdown Active will organise a walk along Stage 2 of St. Declan’s Way (the entirety of which runs from Ardmore, Co. Waterford to Cashel, Co. Tipperary over the Knockmealdown Mountains)....
Rath/Dysert Walk May 30th, 2015
Rath/Dysert Pilgrim Path Walk takes place on Saturday, May 30th., 2015 @ 13 30. Meeting point: Dysert O’Dea Castle, Corofin, County Clare. Parking: Use car park at the castle from 12 30- 13 00 Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 5 km. Terrain: Easy – quiet country roads, a green road...
Pilgrim Paths Week, March 22nd – 29th, 2016
National Pilgrim Paths Week – Easter Saturday, March 22nd – 29th, 2016 Ireland’s third annual National Pilgrim Paths Event will take place over a week for the first time ever. The celebrations will take place over the Easter holiday period from Tuesday March 22nd to Tuesday March 29th 2016. There will be a nationwide series of...
National Pilgrim Paths Day features on RTE Radio 1 History Show
National Pilgrim Paths Day features on RTE Radio 1 History Show National Pilgrim Paths day 2015 features on the History Show on RTE One Radio on March 22nd 2015 – coverage starts at 7 minutes and lasts about 4 minutes. Presenter Myles Dungan interviews Chairman of the Pilgrim Paths...
Easter pilgrim walkers to retrace an ancient heritage – Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner – Today’s Stories Kelly O’Brien – Monday, March 23rd, 2015 Easter pilgrim walkers to retrace an ancient heritage Thousands of people will experience the hidden places of beauty and peace along the pilgrim paths of Ireland over the Easter weekend. The second National Pilgrim Paths Day is being held...
National Pilgrim Paths Day 2015 – Saturday April 4th
National Pilgrim Paths Day 2015 – Saturday April 4th On Saturday, April 4, large numbers of Irish people and overseas visitors are expected to connect with the ancient traditions of pilgrimage and retrace their ancestral heritage on the Easter Weekend as they take to this country’s ancient pilgrim paths...
Clonmacnoise – Pilgrim Paths Day Events – April 4th 2015
Clonmacnoise – Pilgrim Paths Day Events – April 4th 2015 Pilgrim Walk or Cycle to Clonmacnoise from either of two starting points. Inter-denominational service at 3.00pm OPTION 1 Depart Ballycumber Village at 1.00pm by BICYCLE (24.5km) Further information from Offaly Heritage Office 057 93 46839 OPTION 2 Depart Clonbonny, Athlone...
Cosán na Naomh – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015
Cosán na Naomh – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015 Isolated by mountain and ocean, the weather-sculpted, lands beyond Dingle carry an inescapable feeling of regressing in time. This is particularly true of the ancient Cosán na Naomh penitential route that winds through ancient fields and fuchsia...
St. Declan’s Way – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015
St. Declan’s Way – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015 Join us on Saturday April 4th, Easter Saturday 2015 as we retrace the footsteps of St. Declan over the scenic Knockmealdown Mountains on the border of Tipperary and Waterford. St. Declan’s Way is an ancient pilgrimage route linking...
Turas Cholm Cille – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015
Turas Cholm Cille – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015 Genuinely unsanatised pilgrimage marked by pagan standing stones that were later Christianised and then adroitly knotted together to form the Stations of the Cross. Pilgrimage is traditionally conducted barefoot but this is not required for Pilgrim Paths...
Kilcommon Pilgrim Loop – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015
Kilcommon Pilgrim Loop – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015 Details: 2.pm. Sign in at new WindWalker Hub, Kilcommon Community Hall. Welcome and introduction to the new MYTHIC MAP EXHIBITION of KILCOMMON PILGRIM LOOP WALK by Fr. Dan Woods, P.P. The Mythic Map (see picture) is a mixed media...
Cnoc na dTobar – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015
Cnoc na dTobar – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – April 4th 2015, (Transport provided) Walk: Cnoc na dTobar to Roads, Kells – Duration: 4.5 hours – Elevation: 690 metres – Distance 11.4 kilometres Contribution: €5.00 (Including transport, refreshments and a shower) Meeting place: Cahersiveen Marina office Time: 10.45am sharp,...
Brigid’s Way, Kildare – 13th Pilgrim Paths Member
Brigid’s Way – 13th Pilgrim Paths Member Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage in Co. Kildare has recently become the 13th National Pilgrim Path in Ireland. St. Brigid is also the first female Irish Saint to be so honoured. On Pilgrim Paths’ Day, April 4th 2015, there will be a walk the...
St. Kevin´s Road to Glendalough – Pilgrim Paths Day – Sat. April 4th 2015
St. Kevin´s Road to Glendalough – Pilgrim Paths Day – Sat. April 4th 2015 Overview. Weave your way with us along the St. Kevin´s Road to Glendalough, walking in the footsteps of our ancestors and connecting with the awe-inspiring beauty of Wicklow´s sacred landscape. As you meet new...
Brigid’s Way – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – Saturday April 4th 2015
Brigid’s Way – Pilgrim Paths Day Event – Saturday April 4th 2015 St. Brigid in Kildare – Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage’s final day route. Overview: Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage has recently become the 13th National Pilgrim Path in Ireland, the first female Irish Saint to be so honoured. On Pilgrim Paths’ Day,...
Rath/Dysert – Pilgrim Paths Event – April 4th 2015
Rath/Dysert – Pilgrim Paths Weekend Event – April 4th 2015 Saturday, April 4th 2015 at 13 30. Meeting point for walkers: Dysert O’Dea Castle, Corofin, County Clare. Parking: Park at Dysert O’Dea Castle from 12 15 to 13 15. Transfer by minibus to the starting point at Rath Church. Suitability:...
St. Finbarr’s – Pilgrim Paths Weekend Event – April 3rd to 5th 2015
St. Finbarr’s – Pilgrim Paths Weekend Event – April 3rd to 5th 2015 The order of events for St Finbarr’s way over Easter Weekend is as follows: Good Friday 3rd April : 8pm onwards Complimentary light supper at the Top of the Rock Pod Páirc & Walking Centre with...
Tochar Phadraig – Pilgrim Paths Event – Monday April 6th 2015
Tochar Phadraig – Pilgrim Paths Event – Monday April 6th 2015 The Pilgrim Path Day for Tochar Phadraig – the ancient pilgrim path between Ballintubber and Croagh Patrick – will be on Easter Monday, April 6th 2015. Assembly and Registration will be at Ballintubber Abbey at 10a.m The Pilgrims will...
