The Pilgrims of Lough Derg (1)

"I'm back this year. I didn't make it last year — I thought of every excuse under the sun not to come.
I felt so bad about it.

On the way up yesterday I was still fighting with myself. Will I come, or won't I? So I asked my dad and my brother to help me. They've both passed on. The signs I've received from them since — they're extraordinary.

I just love it here. The peace. The tranquillity. Getting away from everything.

​It's hard. But I love it.
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A year isn't a year until I come here."