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Knock, County Mayo Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Knock (Irish: An Cnoc, meaning The Hill – but now more generally known in Irish as Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of (the Virgin) Mary") is a small town in County Mayo in Ireland. Knock's notability derives from the Apparition of 1879, when, at 8.00PM on 21 August 1879, it was reported that the Virgin Mary, together with St Joseph and St John the Evangelist, appeared to local people. In the 20th century it became one of Europe's major Roman Catholic Marian shrines, alongside Lourdes and Fatima. One and a half million pilgrims visit Knock Shrine annually. It was visited by Pope John Paul II, a supporter of devotion to the Virgin Mary, in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the apparition. Knock and surrounding towns such as Charlestown, Swinford, Tubbercurry, Castlebar, Ballina all have a selection of quality bed and breakfast accommodation on offer. Book a Bed and Breakfast near Knock Airport online for best rates.
Monsignor James Horan became parish priest of Knock in 1963 and achieved three major, landmark accomplishments. Construction of a new basilica, Our Lady Queen of Ireland, at Knock Shrine in 1967 that can accommodate 10,000. The Monsignor travelled on the inaugural flight from Knock Airport to Rome. A visit by Pope John Paul II to visit Knock in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the apparition. Knock Shrine is a major pilgrimage site in the village of Knock in County Mayo, Ireland, where Catholics believe that in 1879 there was an apparition of the Virgin Mary, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist and Jesus Christ (as the Lamb of God). After a day at Knock Shrine, relax in the comfort of a Town and Country Homes B&B accommodation in or around Knock.
The Pilgrimage Site
The growth of railways and the appearance of local and national newspapers fueled interest in what had up to then been a small Mayo village. Reports of "strange occurrences in a small Irish village" were featured almost immediately in the international media, notably The Times (of London). Newspapers from as far away as Chicago sent reporters to cover the Knock phenomenon, while Queen Victoria asked her government in Dublin Castle to send her a report about the event. In later years Catholic nationalists used the apparition to symbolically challenge Queen Victoria and her descendants' position in Ireland using for Our Lady of Knock the title Queen of Ireland. There are several Bed and Breakfasts located near the Knock Shrine.
Knock Today
Though it remained for almost 100 years a major Irish pilgrimage site, Knock established itself as a world religious site in large measure during the last quarter of the twentieth century, largely due to the work of its longterm parish priest James Horan. Horan presided over a major rebuilding of the site, with the provision of a new large Knock Basilica (the first in Ireland) alongside the old church, which could no longer cope with visitor numbers. In 1979, the centenary of the apparition, Pope John Paul II, himself a devotee of Mary, visited Knock Shrine and stated that it was the goal of his Irish visit. On this occasion he presented a [Golden Rose], a seldom-bestowed token of papal honour and recognition.
Ireland West Airport Knock
Ireland West Airport Knock is an airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland. 621,171 passengers used the airport in 2006. The airport was formerly known as Knock International Airport, Connacht Regional Airport, and Horan International Airport. Connaught Aero Club and Shoreline Aviation are based at the airport. Choose from a selection of affordable bed and breakfast accommodation close to Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo.
History and landmark events at Ireland West Airport Knock
Website: www.irelandwestairportknock.com
The airport opened for flights on 20 May 1986 following a long campaign by Monsignor James Horan. The airport was intended to bring employment to an impoverished corner of Ireland, as well as allow pilgrims to visit the nearby Roman Catholic Knock Shrine which commemorates an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1879. In March 2003 MyTravelLite launched flights linking Knock with Birmingham and celebrated 100,000 passengers on the route in April 2004 but terminated the route the following year in April 2005. Landing in a Boeing 737 at Ireland West Airport - Knock on a flight from Manchester Airport, UK.In March 2004 bmibaby launched services to Manchester and East Midlands, the latter being terminated later, but more recently reinstated through new flights launched by Ryanair.
In June 2003 hundreds of people gathered at Knock International Airport to view a Boeing 747 land with 500 returning pilgrims from Lourdes. The aircraft stood as high as the airport's air traffic control tower. It was the second of its type to land at Knock. In January 2005 Ryanair and easyJet launched flights to London Gatwick Airport and carried 140,000 passengers. Easyjet left all Irish airports in October 2006, and Ryanair terminated their Gatwick service. Bmibaby launched a service to Birmingham.
Knock was voted Ireland's best regional airport in 2004 and again in 2006 by the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland. 2007 was a record year for the airport, with scheduled flyglobespan transatlantic services to New York and Boston commenced during May 2007, operated by Scottish airline Flyglobespan, however both routes have since been discontinued. Ryanair also commenced new services to Bristol and East Midlands, and a link to London Gatwick was reinstated during December 2007 operated by XL Airways, six days per week. In April 2008 Ryanair commenced an additional 6 day a week service to London Stansted.
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