This article appeared in the Irish Times on Wednesday June 29th, 2016. You can find the full article in the Irish Times here. This first pilgrim path will be a hard act to follow – By John G. O’Dwyer. My offering this week comes from a room in the...
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A pilgrim’s progress up St Declan’s Way – Irish Times – April 13th, 2016
It is us against the elements in a surreal, timeless realm, writes John G O’Dwyer It’s Easter, and I’m among a group at a Cistercian monastery in Co Waterford. A moody day of frowning skies, watery light and no birdsong doesn’t, however, dampen our collective enthusiasm. We’re mostly strangers...
A Walk for the Weekend: Irish Times Feature
A Walk for the Weekend: Pilgrim Paths to Higher Ground Follow in the ageless echo of medieval penitents, writes John G O’Dwyer Celebrating Ireland’s dense network of penitential tracks, Pilgrim Paths Week is a new, non-denominational Easter festival that urges us to get into the Irish countryside and follow...
On the Pilgrim Path in Co. Clare – Irish Times, October
The Irish Times ‘Go Walk:’ section on Saturday October 11th 2014 featured an article entitled: “On the Pilgrim Path in Co. Clare” written by well known Pilgrim walker, John O’Dwyer. On the Pilgrim Path in Co. Clare – Tackle a devotional trail offering a mystical experience You pant over...
Take The Pilgrim Path – Irish Times features St. Declan’s Way
Irish Times – Life & Style Travel John G. O’Dwyer – Saturday February 15th Where would you be off to? My questioner was a weather-beaten man with a Waterford accent. “St Declan’s Way over Bottleneck Pass.” “No, you’re not.” Instantly I was taken aback for I had earlier sallied forth...
Pilgrim Paths Day 2014 in Irish Times
By John G. O’Dwyer Last summer, in this column, I recounted a penitential journey I completed from Slemish Mountain to Skellig Michael when researching my book, Pilgrim Paths in Ireland. In conclusion I wrote: “So on a rainy day, as I crossed the Sheehy Mountains on the sublimely redeveloped St...
