Knock comes from the Irish word 'cnoc' meaning hill, historical evidence shows the village had been named that as far back as The Irish language name was changed to 'Cnoc Mhuire' meaning the hill of the Virgin Mary after the visions. The civil parish of Knock covers 45 townlands. Thirty five of the townlands are in the barony of Costello. The remaining 10 townlands along the central western boundary of the parish are in the neighbouring barony of Clanmorris.
Knock is located five miles from the town of Claremorris one of the major market towns of the early 19th century and is between Claremorris and Ballyhaunis. MonsignorJames Horan — became parish priest of Knock in This is on top of the free features that are already available, such as the ability to store up to 20, songs in the cloud for listening anywhere and automatic syncing of tracks between devices.
This Apparition was witnessed by fifteen local people, young and old. As a result, Knock became a major Irish pilgrimage site of prayer and worship. In the latter part of the 20th century Knock's popularity increased steadily, making it one of Europe's major Catholic Marian shrines, together with Lourdes and Fatima.
Today this shrine is visited by one and a half million pilgrims annually. Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the Shrine in June Monsignor James Horan was parish priest of Knock from , until his death in In that period of his service to the parish of Knock, he accomplished some landmark achievements, amongst them the building of a new basilica in , which can accommodate 10, people, and also the construction of Ireland West Airport Knock, which he saw completed in Knock Shrine is open all year round.
The main pilgrimage season extends from the last Sunday in April until the second Sunday in October. John looks closely at the creation of Knock Shrine and the development and every day life of Knock Airport.
The Irish language name was changed to 'Cnoc Mhuire' meaning the hill of the Virgin Mary after the visions. The civil parish of Knock covers 45 townlands. Thirty five of the townlands are in the barony of Costello.
The remaining 10 townlands along the central western boundary of the parish are in the neighbouring barony of Clanmorris. Knock is located five miles from the town of Claremorris one of the major market towns of the early 19th century and is between Claremorris and Ballyhaunis. MonsignorJames Horan — became parish priest of Knock in
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