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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 ...
St Patrick’s Cathedral in Kachin State, Myanmar has been “reduced to ashes” following an attack by troops working for the country’s military junta. The attack happened just days before the celebration ...
Sacred Heart Cathedral boys basketball coach Caesar Smith is stepping down, the San Francisco school announced in a release on Thursday. Smith, an SHC alumnus, took over the Fightin’ Irish in ...
For something more cultural, continue the drive towards Down Cathedral to visit the resting place of St Patrick. Absolute Escapes offers an eight-night Northern Ireland and Causeway Coast Road ...
The PSNI has issued an appeal following a report of arson and criminal damage at commercial premises in Co Down. It's reported ... on St Patrick’s Avenue in Downpatrick on Tuesday morning ...
Night sanctuary is offered at nine churches en route (suggested donation: £20 per person per night), offering camp beds, access to a toilet and sink, and the privilege of bunking down in sacred ...
On the next trip down, Cathedral’s Malani Smith rattled home a 3 – making it a six-point swing in favor of the Panthers. It turned into a 12-2 extended run for Cathedral as the favorites held ...
Among many markers of the annual religious and cultural holiday, the occasion dawn prayers at the saint’s grave in Downpatrick ... s patron saint at Down Cathedral. This year was the third ...
The gathering at the Down Cathedral graveyard in Downpatrick was organised by Siobhan Brennan, who says she was inspired ayfter reading that St Patrick said the ‘Our Father’ up to 100 times ...
For the third year in a row, a group of Christians gathered at dawn on March 17, 2025, around St. Patrick's grave in Downpatrick ... against the backdrop of Down Cathedral overlooking St. Patrick ...
This includes with the Pilgrim’s Walk, an 82-mile trail beginning at the Navan Centre in Armagh and ending at Down Cathedral, where St Patrick is buried. “St Patrick’s legacy isn’t ...
17 March marks the day St Patrick would have died around the year 461 AD. He is believed to have died in Downpatrick, where his grave now is, by the Down Cathedral. St Patrick’s Day is a public ...