Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Writer Oli Smith made a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland - CATHAL MCNAUGHTON Even in the half light of the ...

Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo is an important site of pilgrimage where St Patrick is believed to have fasted during the 5th century. Croagh Patrick, which overlooks Clew Bay, the Wild Atlantic Way, and ...

A man became unwell on his descent from Croagh Patrick on Tuesday last. Mayo Mountain Rescue together with the Coastguard and ...

A new 4km pilgrim path from the base to the summit of Croagh Patrick is set to be officially opened on Monday afternoon. The path is the result of a grueling three-year project carried out by hand by ...

MOST OF us would think twice before attempting to climb to the top of a big mountain. But then 87-year-old Kathleen Nicoll ...

Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam put grandparents and the elderly at the heart of his message for the Jubilee Year's "Reek Sunday" pilgrimage at Ireland's holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, on July 27. In ...

Thousands of pilgrims hiked up Ireland's holiest mountain for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The pilgrimage traditionally is held the last ...

THERE HAS BEEN a callout for priests to help minister sacraments at the top of Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday – as the Church has been forced to halve the number of its services as a result of a ...