Writer Oli Smith made a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland - CATHAL MCNAUGHTON Even in the half light of the morning, you could make out barefooted pilgrims on the holy mountain.

Cottage Hillside is a newly-renovated Irish rental at the foot of the iconic Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo, not far from the bustling town of Westport. Despite being more than 100-years-old, Cottage ...

There has been widespread outrage and anger in Mayo following the vandalism of a defibrillator unit at the summit of Croagh Patrick. Gardaí in Westport are investigating the incident which occurred ...

Westport, 30 July 1917 - This year has seen a decline in the number of people who have undertaken the Croagh Patrick pilgrimage in Co. Mayo. The decline in pilgrims has been attributed to a lack of ...

Come rain, hail, or shine on Sunday, thousands of people will take to one of Ireland’s most well-known mountains to undertake the annual pilgrimage known as the Reek. For more than 1,600 years, ...

Thousands of pilgrims are expected to scale Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy Mountain, on Reek Sunday. On Sunday, July 28, thousands of people will climb Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo to pray and ...

Reek Sunday falls on the last Sunday of July when thousands of pilgrims are expected to scale Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy Mountain. Hundreds of pilgrims will climb the 2,510 to the summit to pray ...

Croagh Patrick, also known as ‘The Reek,’ is a place of pilgrimage holding a deep spiritual significance for the Irish people. Traditionally, on one Sunday every summer, pilgrims congregate there for ...

Pilgrims of all ages are expected to scale Croagh Patrick this weekend, continuing a 1,600-year-old tradition of faith and resilience A pilgrim walks fifteen times round the church in a clockwise ...