MURRISK, Ireland (CNS) 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 Sunday of July, but it was postponed in 2020 and 2021 over concerns that COVID-19 would spread among more than 20,000 people who climb the mountain s narrow pathway on that day.
The name Croagh Patrick comes from the Irish/Gaelic Cruach Phádraig, meaning Patrick