Echternach ‘Hopping Procession’

Tuesday 11^th June sees the annual UNESCO World Heritage Status ‘hopping procession’ taking place in Echternach, Luxembourg, in honour of St. Willibrord, their Patron Saint. Over 10,000 people will participate in the procession where they will hop from one foot to the other and they are known as “those who pray with their feet”.

Pilgrims ‘hopping’ in Echternach.

Willibrord, an Anglo-Saxon from Northumbria, England, spent twelve years at Rath Melsigi, Milford, County Carlow, being formed as a missionary monk. He is one of the most important Saints in Europe. In AD 690, Willibrord led a very successful mission to Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where his impact is evident to this day.

The Pilgrim sites of Myshall Co Carlow

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Originally posted on Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland:
Carlow is a wonderful county full of amazing archaeology  and historic sites.  I recently visited the village of  Myshall  located at the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains a short distance from the Carlow/Wexford…

St Laserian at Lorum Co Carlow — Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland

I was hoping to have this post ready for the feast day of St Laserian on the 18th of April but better late then never. St Laserian has strong associations with Co Carlow and I have discussed the modern pilgrimage to St Laserian at Old Leighlin Co Carlow in previous posts. The saint is also associated […]

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2013 Pattern day at Old Leighlin Co Carlow

Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland have written a lovely piece about the annual pattern day celebrations at St. Laserian’s Cathedral, Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow in honour of St. Laserian. The Cathedral is Carlow’s oldest working building and well worth a visit as is the nearby Holy Well which has a role in the pattern day celebrations.

Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland

Last year I attended the pattern/patron day celebration in honour of St Laserian  at Old Leighlin, Co Carlow.  I had planned to write this post the following day but life got in the way as it so often does, and before I new it days, weeks, months and over a year had gone by.  So better late than never.

Old Leighlin is a small sleepy village  a short distance from Carlow town.  St Gobban founded a monastery here in the  7th century.  He was succeeded by St Laserian  also known as Molaisse , who became the patron saint of the site and surrounding area.  In 630 AD, during Laserian’s  rule, a synod was held here to consider the correct time for the celebration of Easter (see my post on the Easter Controversy). Laserian died in AD 639 and tradition holds he was buried  here  and it is likely…

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