Basilica Knock

Knock – Ballina – Sligo- Parkes Castle - Donegal

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June 11th 2015
After being thoroughly spoilt by Lynne for breakfast we said goodbye and headed off to Knock, which was just down the road. “The Story of Knock began on the 21st August, 1879 when, at approximately 8 O’ clock in the evening, fifteen people from the village of Knock in Co. Mayo, witnessed an Apparition of Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist, a Lamb and cross on an altar ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more