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Moving Statue Of Virgin Mary, Ballinspittle
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AH Acquisitions Ltd
July 3, 2018
Crowds still flock to ‘moving statue’ site at Ballinspittle, three decades on... It is (was) the ‘Ballinspittle Phenomenon’, the late bishop of Cork urged “prudence and caution” but, 30 years later, many locals who witnessed the ‘moving statue’ still have strong devotion to the woman at the centre of it all — Our Lady. Up to 100,000 people had descended on Ballinspittle village in late July and August in 1985, to witness the ‘miracle’ of the roadside statue. Locals believe it was a year when many people rediscovered their faith and their veneration to Our Lady continues. Although thousands of people had gathered out of curiosity or to gaze in wonder, most had come to pray.
Crowds still flock to ‘moving statue’ site at Ballinspittle, three decades on... It is (was) the ‘Ballinspittle Phenomenon’, the late bishop of Cork urged “prudence and caution” but, 30 years later, many locals who witnessed the ‘moving statue’ still have strong devotion to the woman at the centre o…
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Dromdough, CO