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Village in County Mayo, Ireland
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Knock is a village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland which has a Marian pilgrimage shrine and is near the regional airport. In Irish Cnoc means "hill", a very common placename, so this one is Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of the Virgin Mary". In 2022 it has a population of only 1000 people, but it's thronged by pilgrims.
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Five trains a day run from Dublin Heuston via Athlone to Ballyhaunis, Claremorris, Manulla Junction (for connections to Ballina), Castlebar and Westport. For timetables and tickets see Irish Rail.
Read in the guideKnock Shrine is designed for pilgrims with limited mobility, so you'll have no trouble visiting on foot.
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