Irish Christians make annual pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick
The annual Christian pilgrimage of climbing up Croagh Patrick mountain (2,504 ft) in Mayo, Ireland was cancelled on Sunday due to treacherous weather conditions and poor visibility.
Still, several hundred pilgrims continued to climb in honor of Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron Saint, regardless of the warnings.
It is said that after Saint Patrick fasted for 40 days on top of the mountain in 441AD, he built a church and threw a silver bell down the side of the mountain knocking the she-demon "Corra" from the sky and into a lake at the base of the mountain, banishing all the snakes from Ireland.
The pilgrimage to the top of the Croagh Patrick is viewed as an act of penance.
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