The pilgrims take a leaf out of the farmers’ book

IT was a case of the Plough and the Pilgrims in Athy when the logistics of organising the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin next June were compared with those for the ploughing championships.

Both events attract large crowds, involve a huge number of volunteers and are the focus of intense media interest.

The congress, which is held once every four years, will attract pilgrims from five continents when it is held in Dublin next summer at the RDS and Croke Park.