Interesting piece of Irish Camino history (1521)

[donalomahony]

Saw this on Twitter today, from a Dominician historian...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1659848042311299074

 

[Caomhin O Fearghaill]

The Dominican convent in Athenry and Friar David are mentioned in Bernadette Cunningham's book "Medieval Irish Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostella".

 

[donalomahony]

Ha! Just opened it to check. Thanks!

 

[donalomahony]

P.119

 

[Amigos caminando]

Amazing to have it documented.

 

[howardd5]

There is a Camino marker in the little chapel in Dublin near the Guinness brewery. I don’t know its age but I’m sure medeval . In fact the chapel is know as Saint James .

 

[donalomahony]

Camino Society Ireland has its office there, https://www.caminosociety.ie/infocentre

 

[Kirkie]

Wikipedia has information on both churches named St James. two religious traditions, one St James!
(Bernadette Cunningham's book is available to purchase in the Camino Society Information centre by the way - at an excellent discounted price.)