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The Pilgrim Paths of Ireland is a national representative body for all of Ireland's pilgrim path routes. It was founded in 2013 to oversee the development and management of routes along the country's medieval pilgrimage paths and currently consists of 13 member groups around the island of Ireland. ==History== This grouping is a continuance of a Pilgrim Paths Project originally set up by the Heritage Council of Ireland in 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】The Pilgrim Paths )〕 The project involved re-opening and publicising pilgrim routes across the country to develop a network of penitential paths in association with local communities. It tried to raise awareness of both built and natural heritage along the routes in an effort to contribute to sustainable tourism and community development. Pilgrim Paths Ireland was founded in early 2013. It was officially launched at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin by Irish sports commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh on April 19th 2013. The organisation currently represents 13 community groups associated with Ireland’s principal penitential paths. With the backing of the National Heritage Council, it is now considered the national representative body for Ireland’s pilgrim paths. On July 28th 2013 the formation of the group featured on RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, in its daily news broadcast.〔http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2014/0728/10308080-one-news/ - coverage starts at 22 minutes, 23 seconds〕 The formation also featured in Ireland's national newspapers, the Irish Independent,〔http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pilgrim-paths-irelands-answer-to-camino-de-santiago-30142992.html〕 the Irish Times〔http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/take-the-pilgrim-path-1.1690206 - Archived, requires subscription to Irish Times to read〕〔http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/go-walk-on-the-pilgrim-path-in-co-clare-1.1956214〕 and the Irish Examiner. On Saturday April 19th 2014, Ireland’s first National Pilgrim Paths day event was held across the country. Over 1,700 participants walked along 11 pilgrim paths around Ireland. The second Pilgrim Paths day was held on Saturday April 4th 2015 with numbers attending around the country increasing substantially. The Pilgrim Paths festival is to be expanded to a week long event in 2016 held over the Easter festival, from Tuesday March 22nd to Tuesday March 29th. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilgrim Paths of Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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