CROAGH PATRICK, IRELAND
Croagh Patrick (Cruach Phádraig in Irish) is best remembered for its namesake, St Patrick, who reputedly fasted on the summit for 40 days in the year 441. It is said that at the end of the fast he threw a bell down the side of the mountain, banishing all the snakes and serpents of Ireland. On 'Reek Sunday' (July every year), over 25,000 pilgrims climb the mountain, many of whom climb barefoot. In the early 1990's, the richest gold seam in Europe was discovered partially running straight through the mountain. This produced a battle between Dublin entrepreneurs and local residents who took the view that the gold was perfectly safe right where it was...
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