Ireland pilgrimage: Knock and Connacht
Bishop Robert J. Cunningham celebrates Mass at Knock Shrine Oct. 8, 2015. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
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]](https://i0.wp.com/thecatholicsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_0189-1.jpg?w=411&h=274&ssl=1)
Angels, not gargoyles, at Kylemore Abbey. [Sun photo | Katherine Long]
![Roses guard the side chapel at Kylemore Abbey. [Sun photo | Katherine Long]](https://i0.wp.com/thecatholicsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_0198-1.jpg?w=646&h=430&ssl=1)
Roses guard the side chapel at Kylemore Abbey. [Sun photo | Katherine Long]
Killary Bay, County Galway, Oct. 8, 2015. (Sun photo | Katherine Long)
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