Ireland West Airport
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Ireland West Airport, officially known as Ireland West Airport Knock, and formerly known as Horan International Airport, commonly known as Knock Airport, is an international airport 5.6 km south-west
Knock Airport control tower and arrivals
The Ryaniar HS748 that operated the first scheduled service at Knock
Aerial view
Knock Shrine
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine, is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and national shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where locals claimed to
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…campaign by Monsignor James Horan, the story of which has even inspired a musical. The primary motivation for building it was to attract pilgrims to Knock Shrine. Despite criticisms that the site was too boggy and too foggy, Horan delivered an airport within five years, primarily financed by a Government grant…
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock
The venerated image enshrined within the Knock Shrine
The altar of the Apparitions Chapel
Chapel of Reconciliation candles and mosaic