Workshop 1: South Shannon – Lough Derg (Limerick 4/2/19)
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Feasibility Study for PILGRIM WAY on the Shannon Erne Systems CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS 4-7th February 2019 – Local Knowledge Shared During Workshops WORKSHOP 1: SOUTH SHANNON – LOUGH DERG (LIMERICK 4/2/19) Item Raised Detail Comment General Issues Community consultation is key – this cannot be delivered without local inputs and ownership; Insurance Issue: Note: o Input to design at local level; Current situation is that o Process by which route developed critical there has never been a o must be developed from bottom up with successful claim for landowners and community recreational access to Regeneration of villages may be linked to economic lands in Ireland under the opportunity for rural areas; Owner Occupier Act 1995. Insurance – key issue raised, especially for landowners; Two separate High Court Communication through community; decisions in 2002/ 2018 Need to look outwards: cannot tell your own story have made it clear that without looking up and down the Shannon; persons entering lands Mass paths reputed to have all started in Clonmacnoise; must take responsibility Environment needs to be considered and potential for their own safety, impacts of more visitors into the region. based on precedent set in common law (both UK and Ireland). Support Community Need financial supports to community / prep maps Dialogue with religious De-institutionalisation of the religious experience but bodies required as increased interest in pilgrimage/ spirituality; owners/ custodians of Seeds of true engagement baseline for future direction. many of these sites Respect at core: – for reasons why do pilgrimage - for the sites/dynamic/liberal traditions - autonomy- appeals to young people How will this be Small community groups or pilgrimage groups marketed? Pilgrim voyages – how will pilgrims travel? Who? Numbers? o Suggest 4 stages of the route Word-of-mouth: US visitors – bringing back images to “sell” of ancestral grave stones. Scattery Island St. Senan’s Day (8th March ) St. Senan Ivor the Viking – died and buried at Scattery Scattery co-owned by Scattery – oldest site on the Shannon: St. Senan trained St. Clare CoCo/ OPW and Ciaran, and others. community (bought Scattery links to Atlantic routes 1986 approx.) Scattery – Miltown – Corcomroe – Kilmacdough pilgrim Early European Pilgrim route in Co Clare. routes were connected by Scattery Holy Island Brittany Switzerland water / sea & later Italy overland St. James Gate Camino starts in Dublin Glenstal Abbey Glenstal Abbey – on edge of Pilgrim designated zone; still Should be included? active monastery & school; site of worship St. Columb of Terryglass Retreated to Inis Oirce in Fergus Islands went to give last ‘Junior’ monks moved rites to St. Finian of Clonard who was ill with Justinian plague frequently to quieter (but Columb died next day of plague). places, away from main monasteries St. Brendan Famously travelled to Newfoundland – also north to Iceland – died in Reykjavik Mungret See You Tube – Mungret Heritage Pilgrim Voyage Page 1 of 10 Feasibility Study for PILGRIM WAY on the Shannon Erne Systems CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS 4-7th February 2019 – Local Knowledge Shared During Workshops WORKSHOP 2: LOUGH REE/MID-SHANNON (Athlone, 5/2/19) Item Raised Detail Comment Ferbane Lemanaghan - Managhan’s Well St. Manchán Gallen Priory – St. Gall; stone carvings Links to Swtzerland Killagally Glebe – ex monastery & children’s graveyard St. Canoc; St. Saren’s Well Portrunny Graveyard & Church Roscommon St. Diarmaid’s Well – cure for eyes link to Inchcleraun 540AD; St. Ciaran trained there Clonsellan Abbey was “halfway house on pilgrim route from Roscommon to Inchcleraun Lanesborough St. John’s Church 1858 & cemetary Co Longford 6thC Rathcline Church & 9thC castle St. Ciaran Sheila-na-gig St. Faithleach Well + ruined masshouse Clontuskert Abbey – St. Brendan and St. Faithleach Augustinian Monastery@ Saints Island Newtowncashel – Elfeet (last of 5 castles) Massrock @ Derragaragh Clonfert, Co Galway St. Brendan the Navigator *Modern pilgrims Our Lady of Clonfert – May Pilgrimage – famous 700 year old statue attend Emmanuel C of I – famous 7thC doorway House (Eddie Stone) in Famous swastika symbols (pre-date Nazism) Clonfert for cure (of cancer) Clonmacnoise Oratory of St. Ciarán Nun’s church + Sheila-na-gig St. Ciarán’s Holy Well (500m out from monastery on Pilgrim route Killoney Castle – links to along Eiscir Riada – still intact Anne Bolyn Can travel along Eiscir from Clonmacnoise to Ballycumber Clonfanlough Stone (pre-Christian) Clonmacnoise Pilgrim Path on Eiscir – enters @ Nun’s Site Dr Mary Tubridy study Pilgrim Path no infrastructure aligned to Path in modern era of ecology of site + Wooden bridge across – 1st bridge on Shannon Mongan Bog (-negative features) “Too many people” visiting site: lack of paths, damage/ & poor experience Option may be to use Eiscir (5km loop route, in SAC?) disperse visitor with viewing platform? NPWS “Living Bog” – 12 raised bogs restoration project - crosses via Eiscir SAC – yew tree used to build infrastructure in old Potential for ‘Mid Corlea – Iron Age Bog significance Shannon Wilderness Sharavogue Bog Ritual Park’ in the Birr – Holy Well Mystery “Peat District” St. Patrick’s coachman Suspicion St. Manchán’s Holy Well Lough boora Bog carvings – Belmont, Ferbane, Ballinahowen Ferbane bog Pollagh- Raha - Kilcormack Mongan Bog -very rich heritage -v. significant raised bog along Shannon Westmeath Kilkenny Church + font + well + 19th century church -associated with the Knights Templar Page 2 of 10 Feasibility Study for PILGRIM WAY on the Shannon Erne Systems CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS 4-7th February 2019 – Local Knowledge Shared During Workshops Item Raised Detail Comment Lough Ree Islands Viking links to Hare Island – Viking hoard Assess to islands – could Viking Links Inchbofin – St. Riog/Rioch and cross slabs be achieved by Athlone (monastery = foundation of town) augmented reality or Early Christian cross slabs from Franciscan Friary circumnavigation of St. Mary’s Church islands? Baylinn High Cross – St. Ciaran link Baylinn: private lands Lough Ree Cashel, Co. Longford - graveyard close to Corlea; on pilgrim route to Uisneach Potential for Drumlish @ Carn Hill Greenways -routes being developed Cycleways -mass rock Bog Park Rathcline Church – prints of engravings 1700s -good condition and public access Access from Barley Harbour Quaker Island St. Diarmuid 560AD and Vikings stronghold; Queen Maeve link Graveyard and causeway Saints Island St Ciaran 542 AD/vaulted chamber Moate links Nunnery Inisbofin Nunnery Nun’s Island Sacked by Cromwell - transferred to Galway Bethlehem Westmeath Schoolhouse – more recent history; reasonable access Inchmore Priory Oliver Goldsmith link Longford Ballinakill Graveyard – open to public St. Ernan – 2 bullaun stones St. Mel’s 1840-1856 (neo-classical_ - links to St Patrick Rindoon Fort on Promontory Private ownership Medieval town deserted – but older Christian site - permissive access St John’s Castle 1250 AD, with church, hospital - looped walk St. John’s Knights’ Hospitaller, expelled from Jerusalem St. Johns: Kilcommon Cemetery at Lecarrow - 9thC papal mention – Expelled from Jerusalem prayer ceremony in November each year. St. John’s Well – pattern (24th June) annual Rinnegan Plaque – story of Cruxification Harbour at Lecarrow – 5km to bus to Rindoon site (held in private ownership; permissive access) Roscommon Roscommon – St. Comán Dominican and Augustinian associations St. Bridget’s Well @ Raharra – cure for (eyes?) Changing place for Teach Sraha (Four Roads) in Roscommon south horses (for pilgrims) Boyle, Co Roscommon Boyle Abbey link to Trinity Island (7th century ) monks transferred between islands Drum, Co Roscommon St. Bridget’s Holy Well and ruins of old abbey On pilgrim/ funeral path Crosses @ Nure townland (Yew). to Clonmacnoise Restored Wake House: 1 mile from Shannon. Old timber bridge was crossing point. Drum > Bridewell > Clonowen all assoc. with Bridget. Page 3 of 10 Feasibility Study for PILGRIM WAY on the Shannon Erne Systems CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS 4-7th February 2019 – Local Knowledge Shared During Workshops Item Raised Detail Comment Meelick Church Co Franciscans settlement Galway Existing Pilgrim St Killian – 3000 German visitors recognise his influence linkages to Europe/ Pilgrim Routes – none active from Ireland to UK Middle East Potential linkages Athlone IT – has developed Chinese links Future Pilgrim links Will need to support pilgrim visitors: - Services (food, accomm, guiding, interpretation) Integrated services - Transport planning: staged, multi-day, multi-modal along the entire system - Boat linkages/ coach/ bus links will be required to - Ability to deal with groups market the Pilgrim Way - Education - Promotion EU Cycle Routes Offer potential for development esp. EuroVelo3 Dr. Diarmuid O’Tuama (NUIG) - advocate for EuroVelo1 Norway – Ireland – France – Portugal cycling @ EU level EuroVelo2 Galway to Moscow EuroVelo3 Focused on Pilgrim heritage routes across Europe EuroVelo3: Pilgrims http://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos/eurovelo-3 Route: 5,122 km cycling Is there potential to link to this at later date? route on ancient pilgrim ways from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France to Spain (financed through EU COSME progr). Page 4 of 10 Feasibility Study for PILGRIM WAY on the Shannon Erne Systems CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS 4-7th February 2019 – Local Knowledge Shared During Workshops WORKSHOP 3: NORTH SHANNON/LOUGH ALLEN (Carrick-on-Shannon 6/2/19) Item