Ireland Visit 2026, A Pilgrimage
We revisit those places where we experienced love, as pilgrims return to holy places, to be reminded, restored, and reaffirmed by them. ~ Phillis Grissom-Theroux More modern Celtic cross in the cemetery of the Killamary High Cross This return to Ireland was primarily for music, literature, and art. We would not be disappointed. After 50 some odd years, MM, one of my college roommates, returned to Ireland to join me on a visit to the Kilkenny Arts Festival.* MM first went to Ireland in 1975. She has continued to travel - extensively - including to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America. I do not presume to relate all of her adventures over the years or for her reasons for that first trip to Ireland. Those are her stories to tell. I first ran away to Ireland in 1977 . My story generally includes that I was heartsick or that I was in-between undergrad and graduate schools and didn't know what to do with myself. Both are true. That first trip was ...