Bishop Michael Smith, centre, joined walkers for the start of the Way of the Monks camino trail from Fore to Mullingar on Saturday morning, and with him are, on left, Colin Watters and Cllr Ruth Illingworth, both Mullingar, with on right, Dee O'Brien and Mary Maher at the start of the Pilgrim's Trai

Camino pilgrims well on their way

Published: Sat 27 Jul 2013, 1:08 PM

Last updated: Sat 27 Jul 2013, 2:13 PM

A large crowd set off from Fore this morning, to undertake a 22 km walk to Mullingar, on a trail being billed as Mullingar's "camino", in homage to the monks of yore who undertook the pilgrimage to Compostela in Spain.

Among those on hand to see off the walkers was Bishop Michael Smith, and among the participants were several local religious, including monks from a new Benedictine community in Co Meath.

The walkers are to stop at a number of religious sites along the way from Fore to Mullingar, and are due to begin arriving in Mullingar from around now on.