Croagh Patrick, Co.Mayo, Eire

Saint Patrick's statue erected in 1928 by Reverend Father Patterson with money he collected in America towards the rebuilding of Saint Mary's Church in Westport. Croagh Patrick, which overlooks Clew Bay in County Mayo, is considered the holiest mountain in Ireland. On 'Reek Sunday', the last Sunday in July, over 25,000 pilgrims visit the Reek. At the top, there is a modern chapel where mass is celebrated and confessions are heard.