Knock, County Mayo

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, Ireland whose notability derives from the Knock Shrine where it is claimed the Virgin Mary, together with St Joseph and St John the Evangelist, appeared in 1879. In the 20th century it became one of Europe's major 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 was bypassed by the N17 Road in December 2002.

Monsignor James Horan

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 construction of Ireland-West Airport

• A visit by Pope John Paul II to visit Knock in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the apparition.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Further reading

• Peter H. Görg, Das Wunder von Knock - Die Erscheinung der Jungfrau Maria in Irland in Zeiten sozialer Not, Illertissen 2010.
• Tom Neary, I Saw Our Lady, Knock, 156 p.
• John Scally, I Was Cured at Knock - The extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman, Knock 2005, 127 p.
• Ethna Kennedy (Ed.), Judy Coyne Providence My Guide. The heroic force in the Knock Shrine story, Knock, 254 p.
• The Custodians of Knock Shrine (Ed.), Knock – Heiligtum Unserer Lieben Frau. Leitfaden für Wallfahrer, Knock.
• Fr. Berchmans Walsh OCSO., Knock Mary's International Shrine of the Lamb of God, Knock, 16 p.
• Sean Egan & Tom Neary (Ed.), Knock Parish Church - 1828-2006, Knock 2006, 24 p.
• Knock Shrine Society (Ed.), Knock Shrine Annual, Knock 1938ff.
• The Custodians of Knock Shrine (Ed.), Knock Shrine. A Pilgrim’s Guide Book, Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Spanisch, Italienisch, Knock, 26 p.
• Fr. Hubert OFMCap., Knock - Vision of Hope, Knock, 36 p.
• Tom Lane CM, Reflecting at Knock Before our Merciful Lamb, Knock, 127 p.
• Msgr. Michael Walsh, The Apparition at Knock - A Critical Analysis of Facts and Evidence, Knock 1955 u. ö.
• N. N., Knock - The Apparition Gable, Knock.
• Msgr. Michael Walsh, The Glory of Knock, Knock 2000, 51 p.
• Donal Flanagan (Hrsg.), The Meaning of Knock, Knock 1997.
• Mary Francis Clare Cusack, Three Visits to Knock, New York 1882.
• Liam Ua Cadhain, Venerable Archdeacon Cavanagh, Knock, 135 p.
• Siobhan Bean Ui Cadhain, Vision In Marble, Knock, 16 p.

External links

• Knock Shrine
• Knock, Co Mayo
• Ireland-West Airport, Knock