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Travel Tips in Knock
Town of Knock is famous throughout the world. Thousands of pilgrims flock there each year to the Shrine of Our Lady. After the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979, it was decided that for the area to become prosperous, an airport had to be built. In 1986 Knock International Airport opened its doors to the world. The airport has grown to become one of Ireland's busiest regional airports.
Knock Tours and Attractions
Some of the Sights and location for which Knock is famous for are as follows
- The Knock Folk Museum: It is located in the grounds of Knock Shrine. This museum enables visitors to experience the story of the Knock Apparition of 1879. The museum also however, demonstrates the lifestyles, traditions and customs of the local people at the time of the apparitions. The museum hosts a number of temporary exhibitions during the summer months.
When to Travel to Knock
As Knock is a holy pilgrimage site there is more than the usual density of nuns around these parts.
Beware, they always travel in pairs when driving and believe they have an inalienable right to talk fourteen to the dozen to each other, oblivious to the fact that they are traveling at 32 miles per hour in the outside lane of the dual carriageway by-pass with a winker on.
The baggage trolleys / carts at Knock airport are of bed conditions.