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Back in the summer of 1985, Ballinspittle was famous as the homeplace of Ireland’s best-known moving statue.
Ever since, the village has been known for an immaculately tended Marian shrine, and little else.
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SUBSCRIBEBack in the summer of 1985, Ballinspittle was famous as the homeplace of Ireland’s best-known moving statue.
Ever since, the village has been known for an immaculately tended Marian shrine, and little else.
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