PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

Saturday 11 - 18 July 2008

"My heart was set on seeing this Purgatory of Patrick rather than merely hearing about it from many and diverse Knights." Ramon Perellos, 14th century Catalan Courtier

PILGRIM PROGRESS is Ireland’s mini Camino Santiago, an eclectic circuit that embraces all faiths and none, a week's movement winding its way through marshes, lakes, o'er high seas, to monastic islands, over heath and bog, steep hills, by quiet rills, through driving rain and blasts of sun - through 6 counties, a full soul discovering circuit with night stops at an extraordinary array of "hostelries." 

ROUTE: GYREUM ECOLODGE/ HOLY HILL HERMITS/ BUNDORAN AMUSEMENTS/ LOUGH DERG/ INIS RATH HINDUS / JAMPA LING TIBETAN BUDDHISTS / CONCLUDING 24 HOURS QUIET RETREAT BACK AT GYREUM

1, Gather at evening at the hobbit like cairn The Gyreum

2. the first day leads via Carrowkeel and Temple House home to Europe’s most westerly Templar Preceptory, on to to the Celtic Hermits' dens on the Atlantic crest of The Ox Mountains

3 by sea to the remote sea isle of Inishmurray with the best monastic settlement remains in Ireland from there back to the dodgems, amusements, temptations and ghost trains of Bundoran,

4. By the bogs and forests a long hard hike to St. Patrick’s Purgatory on Station Island in the dark waters of LOUGH DERG

5. Moving from island to island along Lough Erne toward Inish Rath, to be immersed in Vedic garlands

6. and ever onward to the Tibetan Buddhists to some fathoming of Goddess worship, to the Poor Clares of Drumshanbo, to the Sweat Lodges of Leitrim and back to ground zero, to yourself, to The Gyreum, a 250km circle on land sea and lake.

7. Upon return to Gyreum there is a 24 hour quiet retreat which is always at the cusp of the Full Moon. This allows Pilgrim time to assess the transformations of the journey and ready themselves for a return to the real world.  At its conclusion there is a great celebratory banquet.

FURTHER DETAILS & BOOKINGS

FURTHER PILGRIMAGES in 2008

Fri 11th - Fri 18th July 

Sun 10th - Sun 17th August

Mon 8th - Mon 15th September

Wed 8th - Wed 15th October

Fri 7th - Fri 14th November

Fri 5th - Fri 12th December

GROUPS MAY ENQUIRE DIRECTLY & WE CAN FACILITATE SPECIAL DATES TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS +353 71 9165994

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WIND TURBINE WORKSHOP

Late Spring with Hugh Piggot - date to be finalised

Have a look at what was achieved at last workshop

for detaios

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SATURDAY ALL NIGHT @ THE MOVIES

THREE PASSOLINI CLASSICS 9-11 NOV 2008- a marathon weekend of sumptuous exotic erotic tale telling CANTERBURY TALES, THE DECAMERON, 1001 NIGHTS

Price: €115 euro. Includes 3 movies, 2 overnight stays, light medieval supper, antipasti and sweetmeats and brunch. Please note all films are subtitled.

WAR AND PEACE- a indulgent feast of a film spread over a weekend

7-9 DEC 2007 Price: €115 euro. Includes movie, 2 overnight stays, light supper and Russian Breakfast.

book online Saturday night @ The movie

IMPORTANT - needs to be reserved - as it is limited to 40 people
Patrons must be 16+
Further details contact Colum tel 071 9165994
Booking with www.passport-breifne.com

Right through till the dawn of Sunday, 3 movies back to back.  A chance to share a marathon set of epic films with others - keeping wide awake with some of the worlds' classic films. The Gyreum Cinema is situated in an idyllic round hall in the hobbit like GYREUM cairn in south Sligo. Just under 2 hours from Dublin/ half hour from Sligo/ way less than 2 hours from Galway/ 2 hours from Derry/ 3 from Belfast