Ireland's Three Saints | Down Cathedral Graveyard, Ireland

About this episode

Kristin explores the historical significance and legends surrounding Down Cathedral Graveyard in Northern Ireland.

In this episode of The Grim, Kristin opens the gates to Down Cathedral Graveyard in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland — a hilltop burial ground sacred since the Bronze Age, where centuries of pilgrimage, legend, and quiet reverence converge on a single unadorned stone. One of the oldest continuously sacred sites in Ireland, Down Cathedral Graveyard sits atop a hill that has drawn the faithful for thousands of years — long before any cathedral stood along its crest. Today it is best known as the ...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin Lopes

Topics covered

• graveyards
• pilgrimage
• history
• Ireland
• sacred sites

Keywords

• Down Cathedral Graveyard
• Downpatrick
• Northern Ireland
• sacred sites
• Bronze Age
• pilgrimage
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Down Cathedral Graveyard, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

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