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 ...

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 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 ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...