Pilgrimage to Mám Éan, Ireland

[wayfarer]

A very interesting article on Father Mícheál Mac Gréil who restarted this pilgrimage. Sounds like a man who practiced rather than just preached.

Pilgrims will remember priest 'who lived justice'

The life of Father Mícheál Mac Gréil will be remembered next week, when the first of three seasonal pilgrimages takes place at Mám Éan in Conamara.

www.rte.ie

 

[Flog]

"He was a very tolerant man and he didn’t believe in running down people who opposed him, he believed in convincing them."

He was an inspirational man indeed.. Will look out for this..

 

[Portach]

A very interesting article on Father Mícheál Mac Gréil who restarted this pilgrimage. Sounds like a man who practiced rather than just preached.

Pilgrims will remember priest 'who lived justice'

The life of Father Mícheál Mac Gréil will be remembered next week, when the first of three seasonal pilgrimages takes place at Mám Éan in Conamara.

www.rte.ie

It’s nice walking there, can be approached from either the Maam or Recess side. A bit of midge repellant might be needed in summer!

 

[timr]

Kind of parallel thread: another priest (for a time).

The late John O'Donohue recorded in conversation with John Quinn as they walk together on Mám Éan.

It is in the posthumous collection Walking on the Pastures of Wonder but also available (wonderfully) on an old podcast from RTE, recorded in 2000. (RTE is Irish national radio and TV.)

Walking On The Pastures Of Wonder Podcast: 1 March 2008

Programme 1

player.fm

He talks about Míchéal McGréil in the talk.

The text is in the book. There is an American Version called Walking in Wonder also available for Kindle on Amazon.

 

[Flog]

It’s nice walking there, can be approached from either the Maam or Recess side. A bit of midge repellant might be needed in summer!

Might try to take it in one weekend in the summer, along with Croagh Patrick..

 

[Portach]

Might try to take it in one weekend in the summer, along with Croagh Patrick..

Easily done, it’s not really a challenging walk. Can leave the car nearer or further away from the chapel depending on what suits

 

[Flog]

Easily done, it’s not really a challenging walk. Can leave the car nearer or further away from the chapel depending on what suits

Yes I'll look into it, thanks! I've climbed Croagh Patrick already, but it was rushed.. I would have like to have taken more time. The real challenge would be to do both Mám Éan and Croagh Patrick in the same weekend..