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Shrines & Sacred Groves in Ireland

3 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100

3 Sites#33 Highest Rank

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#33

Shrine of Our Lady of Knock

📍 Knock, Ireland🕐 Built: 1879

An apparition site where 15 witnesses reported seeing the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist in 1879. Receives 1.5M+ pilgrims annually.

✨ Historical Significance

Catholic apparition site, 1.5M+ annual visitors.

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#42

Newgrange

📍 County Meath, Ireland🕐 Built: 3200 BCE

A prehistoric passage tomb older than Stonehenge and the pyramids. A narrow slot allows sunlight to illuminate the inner chamber only on the winter solstice.

✨ Historical Significance

UNESCO World Heritage, older than pyramids, solstice alignment.

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#95

Rock of Cashel

📍 Cashel, Ireland🕐 Built: 1101 CE

A spectacular group of medieval buildings on a limestone hilltop, including a round tower, Romanesque chapel, Gothic cathedral, and castle.

✨ Historical Significance

Ireland's most spectacular medieval complex.

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