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Join Aidan In Spain On Camino For CRY

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Former Kerry GAA Player Aidan O’Mahony and CRY Trustee Liam Herlihy pictured at the launch of the Camino de Santiago in aid of CRY Ireland outside St.James Church, Dublin where the Camino Society of Ireland is located.

FIVE-TIME All-Ireland winner Aidan O’Mahony will head to Spain to participate in the Camino for CRY 7th Annual Trek to raise money for screening services for families affected by Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD).

He’ll be joined by Liam Herlihy, Trustee for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).  Liam lost his daughter, Niamh to Sudden Cardiac Death SCD in 2011 which left him determined to help others that have lost loved ones to sudden death.

Now as advocates for CRY, Aidan and Liam are heading back on The Camino together from September 19th to 26th and are asking the public to join them again on completing the 107km trek to raise awareness and much-needed funds for CRY. For more information on the trip please email info@cry.ie

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Aidan O’Mahony said; “I was so moved by the Camino walk last year and the stories I heard from those affected by SCD that CRY has helped. CRY is saving young lives with their services and I am so happy to support them as an ambassador. I am asking for people to join me on the Camino this year so we can save more young lives from sudden cardiac death.”

The Camino offers an escape, a haven for self-reflection and an opportunity to disconnect. It is a way to get away from your daily life and connect with nature while also helping to raise money for CRY at the same time.

The Camino is suitable for almost anyone and is as rewarding as it is challenging, so if you are looking for a new challenge in 2020, test yourself mentally and physically this year and walk the Camino for a great cause.

The 7 night trip will begin in the walled city of Lugo, after two days the trail will join the Camino Frances in Melide, with the final destination being Santiago, where you will be able to get the Compostela, the traditional certificate of pilgrimage on completion.

Liam Herlihy, said  “Ever since Niamh died we have received huge support from CRY and our two sons have been screened annually which has been a great comfort to us”.

Lucia Ebbs, CEO of CRY said; “Approximately two people under the age of 35 die every week in Ireland from Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Conditions that cause SCD cannot be cured, but if diagnosed, the risk of death can be significantly reduced. The best treatment for people at risk is expert assessment and this includes screening. The CRYP is the only clinic in Ireland that provides a full-time dedicated service, and it is free to all patients.”

CRY is an Irish registered charity that aims to support families who have lost a relative to sudden cardiac death (SCD) and helps raise awareness of the conditions that cause it.

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Six-Month Old Tralee Baby Completes ‘Celtic Camino’ With His Parents

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Little six month old Tiago Ryle with dad James.

A TRALEE baby has been carried nearly 180km of the Celtic Camino with his parents and has a cert to show for it!

Tiago Ryle has earned ‘compostelas’ for finishing two different routes of the Camino de Santiago and he’s only six months old.

Recently, Baby Tiago and his parents, James Ryle and Cassie Childers Ryle from Tralee, set off to walk the Celtic Camino, one of many routes making up the network of Camino de Santiago trails fanned out across Europe, all convening at the grave of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.

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The Celtic Camino begins at several official starting points in Ireland. The Ryle family started just steps from their front door at St. John’s Church in Tralee, trekking 57KM along the Dingle Way for three days until reaching St. James’ Church in Dingle Town.

Little Tiago Ryle, held by dad James, with his ‘Compostela’ for completing the camino.

The three continued their trek from the Spanish seaport of Ferrol, completing an additional 119KM, walking seven more days.

They finally reached the Cathedral of Saint James on September 5, making Tiago, surely, the youngest pilgrim on record to ever complete the route.

Baby Tiago is no stranger to the Camino. During the summer of 2018, while James and Cassie walked a different route of the Camino known as the El Norte, the lad was conceived, unbeknownst to his parents-to-be.

Just days before completing the 840km journey they discovered that they were expecting – and that Cassie had essentially trekked the entire Camino while pregnant.

Upon reaching Santiago, officials granted the unborn child an official certificate issued by the Catholic Church, known as a compostela, for completing the pilgrimage in utero.

The Ryles decided to name their son Tiago, which means James in the local Galician dialect – in a way, naming him after both his father and the apostle saint on whose storied road he was conceived upon.

The family stayed in small pensions and albergues, which are special hostels just for pilgrims, along the way. Despite obvious challenges to backpacking with an infant, Baby Tiago enjoyed each and every moment in his all-terrain buggy, preferring a life in motion over a stationary one.

James and Cassie are currently completing their first book, a travelogue based on their experiences on the Camino. The family plans to continue walking each year, trying out new routes each time.