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Tue 01 Jan 2009Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk
A WINTER-BLUE sky looked down on the country road outside Blessington as Fr Michael Mernagh began his penultimate day's walk yesterday from St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh to St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin.
Cars dropped speed as they passed him, an unusual sight in his yellow high-visibility vest, with a placard tied to his front calling for atonement and black socks on his hands. He misplaced his gloves somewhere on the way, he explained, but socks were just as good, even better.
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