Large crowds and a 'minor miracle' greet the relics of St Bernadette as they arrive in Cork

Irish Catholics are devoted to St Bernadette, with generations of women named for her. Now a pilgrimage of her relics nears its end, having arrived in Cork before moving on to Clonakilty

Large crowds attended the Cathedral of St Mary & Saint Anne in Cork as they waited patiently to touch the glass cover containing the relics of Saint Bernadette, to whom Our Lady is believed to have appeared in Lourdes.