Croagh Patrick (Irish: Cruach Phádraig, meaning '(Saint) Patrick's stack'), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m (2,507 ft) and an...
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Croagh (Irish: Cróch) is a small village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in mid-Limerick between Rathkeale and Adare just off...
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Reek Sunday (redirect from Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage)
Sunday in July, thousands of pilgrims climb Ireland's holiest mountain, Croagh Patrick (764 metres) in County Mayo. It is held in honour of Saint Patrick...
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Croagh-Kilfinny GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Limerick, Ireland. Located near the village of Croagh, and in the Catholic parish...
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Charles John Brown (section Croagh Patrick)
to re-open the Irish Embassy to the Holy See. In 2012, Brown climbed the Croagh Patrick or the Holy Mountain of St. Patrick, an important site of pilgrimage...
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pilgrimage. The best known is the Reek Sunday pilgrimage to the top of Croagh Patrick on the last Sunday in July. A number of fairs are also believed...
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The Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail (Irish: Siúlóid Oidhreachta) is a long-distance trail in County Mayo, Ireland. It is 61 kilometres (38 miles) long and...
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Phádraig, a pilgrimage route; formerly this path led from Rathcroghan to Croagh Patrick. The "rolling sun" phenomenon was rediscovered in 1989–92 by Gerry...
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Purgatory and Croagh Patrick. Priests would often assign making a pattern at a local well as a penance for sins; pilgrimages to such sites as Croagh Patrick...
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Lieutenant-General Patrick Purcell of Croagh (died 1651) was an Irish soldier. In his youth he fought in Germany during the Thirty Years' War. Back in...
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