Moving Statues and Shifting Faith: Ballinspittle 1985 Revisited
24 July - 22 mins
Podcast Series
Newstalk Daily
Let’s go back to Ireland in July 1985, to the quiet village of Ballinspittle in County Cork, where reports of a roadside statue of the Virgin Mary swaying gently before the eyes of stunned onlookers sparked a national sensation. What began as a local curiosity quickly exploded into a nationwide phenomenon, as similar apparitions were reported throughout Ireland that summer, drawing tens of thousands of pilgrims and dominating headlines. The media descended, cameras rolled, and the country found itself gripped by a strange blend of spiritual awe, communal frenzy, and a deep hunger for meaning at a time of unemployment, emigration and conflict in Northern Ireland.
For today's podcast, Ciara D...
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