Just a quick post tonight — photos only — while I have a bit of wifi. Today we visited Knock Shrine and Kylemore Abbey in beautiful Connacht. More soon!
A cross commemorating St. John Paul II’s visit to Knock in 1979. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
Marble sculptures recreate the apparition at Knock. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
At Knock. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
Pilgrims touch the stones of the church where the Knock apparition took place. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
At Knock Shrine. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
A mosaic at Knock. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
In Connacht. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
Connacht, Ireland, Oct. 8, 2015. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
Kylemore Abbey. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
Angels, not gargoyles, at Kylemore Abbey. [Sun photo | Katherine Long]
Roses guard the side chapel at Kylemore Abbey. [Sun photo | Katherine Long]
Killary Bay, County Galway, Oct. 8, 2015. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)