The Mourne granite slab marking the traditional burial place of St. Patrick at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity also known as Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. CREDIT: Hugh Rooney/Eye ...

The last stop on the route is Downpatrick, where the new St. Patrick's Centre answers pretty much every question about ...

The Pilgrim Walk — that stretches 132km from Armagh to Downpatrick, and which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary ...

At dawn on March 17, 2025, a group of Christians gather around St. Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick, County Down, in Ireland to pray the Lord’s Prayer 100 times for peace and unity. (photo ...

Martina Purdy is a Catholic commentator who is also a guide at the St. Patrick Visitor Centre in Downpatrick. “Some of the beautiful traditions really are about going to Mass and praying and ...

At the center of Downpatrick stands Down Cathedral, believed to be the final resting place of Ireland’s patron saint St. Patrick. After saying his final Eucharist at Saul (also in Co. Down ...

the director of The St Patrick Centre in Downpatrick, Co Down, which is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Home to the world's only permanent exhibition of Ireland's patron saint, the St ...

The Cistercian monastery is near Downpatrick and was known as Erenagh. It was built 50 years before Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy's invasion of Ulster. A community excavation of the site has ...

Thousands of people have lined the streets in Belfast city centre for the annual St Patrick's Day parade. Parades also took place in Londonderry, Enniskillen, Downpatrick, Newry and Armagh and ...

Other celebrations include the annual St Patrick’s Day walk at Slemish and a programme of events at the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick. The celebration of green for St Patrick’s Day is mirrored ...

Garden Tour is free, sign up at reception on arrival. St. Patrick's Day parades will be the centre of celebrations in Downpatrick and Newry City on St Patrick’s Day. Led by St Patrick himself, the St ...

Thousands of people have lined the streets in Belfast city centre for the annual St Patrick's Day parade. Parades are also due to take place in Londonderry, Enniskillen, Downpatrick, Newry and ...