Posts Tagged ‘Reek Sunday’
History of Reek Sunday, Part 3: St. Patrick’s Location
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY, Part 3: ST. PATRICK’S LOCATION In our previous article on Reek Sunday, we discussed the Pilgrimage to County Mayo, Ireland, for Cruach Phadraig – as it is known in Ireland – that is also called “The Reek.” It stands at 764 meters, or 2510 feet elevation. It is located about 5…
Read MoreHistory of Reek Sunday, Part 2: Pilgrimage
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY, Part 2: PILGRIMAGE Pilgrims, nature lovers, archeologists, historians, and hill climbers come from all over the world to climb the mountain on Reek Sunday. In our previous article, we discussed the Tradition. Here we discuss the pilgrimage that has been going on for centuries, and an older one for millennia. More…
Read MoreHistory of Reek Sunday: The Legend of St. Patrick Driving the Snakes from Ireland
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY Several years ago, at this time of the Summer, during one of my teaching trips to Ireland, I found myself in Westport on the West Coast, where they have a saying, “Ahh… west o’ here, the next parish over is Boston.“ On the last Sunday of July every year, Reek Sunday or…
Read MoreHistory of Reek Sunday
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY Several years ago at this time of the Summer, I was on the west coast of Ireland, where they say, “West o’ here, ta next parish over, tat’s Boston.” This Sunday, the last one in July every year, marks Reek Sunday, or Garland Sunday in Ireland. At this time between 25,000…
Read MoreHistory of Reek Sunday, part 3: Location
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHISTORY OF REEK SUNDAY, Part 3: LOCATION In County Mayo in Ireland, Cruach Phadraig — as it is known in Irish — is also called “The Reek.” It stands at 764 meters or 2510 feet elevation. It is located about 5 miles from the lovely town of Westport , an Irish Tidy Town . St.…
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