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The Mystery of the Moving Statues
Gerry Anderson joins thousands of people gathered in expectation of seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary. Does Ireland need magical visions to make sense of difficult times?
In 1985, Ireland was gripped in a religious fervour as worshippers flocked to the village of Balinspittle to see mysterious moving religious statues. Twenty-five years later, Gerry Anderson joins thousands of people gathered at a west of Ireland religious shrine in expectation of seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary. Is Ireland suffering a 'kind of collective nervous breakdown' or does it need magical visions to make sense of difficult times?
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Sun 4 Apr 201013:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle
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- Fri 12 Feb 201011:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 4 Apr 201013:03BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle