Knock (Ireland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
About Knock (Ireland)
Thursday 21 Aug 1879 was a very wet evening in Mayo. About 8PM it was still daylight as Mary Bryne, aged 29, walked home with Mary McLoughlin, the priest's housekeeper. She saw three figures on the south gable wall of the church, ran home to tell her parents, and soon a group of some 15-20 villagers gathered. The three figures were life-sized, wearing white robes and floating a couple of feet from the ground: they appeared to be the Virgin Mary, with St Joseph on her right and St John the Evangelist on her left. St John appeared to be preaching from a book, but all were silent. Behind them and left was a plain altar with cross and a lamb, adorned with angels. The figures did not move or flicker, and the ground beneath them remained dry, as the villagers continued to watch in the rain for a
Where to Eat in Knock (Ireland)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cáfé le Chéile
Where to Stay in Knock (Ireland)
- 🏨Gateway Hotel
- 🏨Knock House Hotel
Knock (Ireland) Travel Guide Sections
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