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The Kerry Camino committee who gathered at The Meadowlands Hotel last night making final preparations for this weekend’s event. Photo by Adrienne McLoughlin
IT’S all systems go as the annual Kerry Camino is set to take place this May Bank Holiday Weekend.
Walking in the footsteps of St. Brendan along the Dingle Way – Kerry Camino is not just a great idea to encourage walking tourism, but is reviving Kerry’s links with pilgrims of the past.
The guided walk is held annually over three days of the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Friday sees walkers going from Tralee to Camp, on Saturday it’s Camp to Annascaul and Sunday sees walkers travel from Annascaul to Dingle.
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Registration and gathering of walkers will be at 8.30am on Friday morning at St. John’s carpark, Castle Street, Tralee with a welcome and blessing of participants by St. Johns Church Parish Priest, Fr. Tadhg Fitzgerald (or his representative.) The walk will depart at 9 a.m.
Over the days, walkers pass through rugged mountainous and coastal scenery, through towns and villages, with stations along the way where logbooks can be stamped until reaching the final destination at the Spanish built Church of St. James in Dingle and receive the Kerry Camino Certificate of Completion.
In times past, Kerry pilgrims set off for La Coruna in Northern Spain from St. James Church in Dingle, others from St. James Gate in Dublin and other locations.
The Kerry Camino first took place in June 2012. Numbers have been increasing steadily since then, to present day numbers of 250 and more.
A certain level of fitness is required for this 3-day event, with appropriate footwear, clothing, snacks and drinks. Each day’s walking is approx. 6-7 hours. Transport and luggage transfer is provided if required by participants.
There will be refreshments and entertainment for the group at the end of each day’s walking at the Railway Tavern in Camp; Hanafin’s in Annascaul and Paul Geaney’s in Dingle.
Additional information about Kerry Camino can be found by contacting them via email or on our website/facebook pages: Email: info@kerrycamino.com Website: www.kerrycamino.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/KerryCamino
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