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Croagh Patrick

British  
/ kroːx /

noun

  1. a mountain in NW Republic of Ireland, in Mayo: a place of pilgrimage as Saint Patrick is said to have prayed and fasted there. Height: 765 m (2510 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But it’s caught in Clew Bay, near our home in the shadow of Croagh Patrick.

From New York Times Dec. 31, 2021

A disastrous start by Mayo saw them concede two goals, leaving them with a mountain the size of Croagh Patrick to climb before they got going.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2016

For hundreds of years people have journeyed from all over Ireland each year to climb Croagh Patrick as an act of pilgrimage and penance, some clambering over the sharp stones in their bare feet.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2015

About 850 people work at the plant in the town, which sits at the foot of the Croagh Patrick mountain, close to the Atlantic coast.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 25, 2012

There are few mountains of its height that look so high as Croagh Patrick.

From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell

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