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Leading figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment,
religion and the arts contribute their recollections of - and
reflections on - the papal visit in September 1979. Many of those
who were personally or professionally involved in the visit offer
their impressions of those unforgettable three days. The Pope's
visit to Ireland in September 1979 attracted more excitement and
interest than any concert or sporting event ever before - or since.
Nearly everybody it seems, believer and non-believer alike, recalls
what truly was a national event. More than a million people turned
out to greet John Paul II at Phoenix Park, in the largest single
gathering of people in Europe in modern times. Tens of thousands of
young people heard him say the famous words 'Young people of
Ireland, I love you' at the Youth Mass in Galway, and large crowds
gathered when the Pope visited Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Maynooth,
Knock and Limerick. In fact, the visit could be said to mark a
high-point in the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Who
would have, or could have, predicted the changes in Irish society
and in the position of the majority church that the intervening
decades would bring? 3 Days In September" is a handsome hardback
collection of people's memories of the visit accompanied by (over a
hundred) both color and black and white photographs from the
various gatherings and venues the Pope attended. The book features
an introduction by well-known cultural commentator Mary Kenny. The
contributions range from the polemical (Frank McGuinness) to the
personal (the flower girl Liz Jackson, now in her thirties), from
the nostalgic (Maeve Binchy) to new interpretations (Tim Pat
Coogan). The book is sure, given the Pope's passing, to generate
interest and perhaps controversy - as well as take us back to what,
it seemed at the time, were more innocent days.The royalties from
the book go to the Simon Community of Ireland.
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