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Today marks 40th anniversary of moving statue in Ballinspittle

Aisling Riordan
Aisling Riordan

11:43 22 Jul 2025


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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the moving statue in Ballinspittle.

The West Cork village made headlines internationally when in 1985, witnesses believed they had seen a statue of the Virgin Mary moving, drawing huge crowds.

Speaking on the Neil Prendeville show, this local woman says she still sees the statue moving to this day:

"I still see it moving all the time and since the first night. I've a great faith and I'm blessed but it can be very strange at times when you're trying to be logical. I do the flowers up there sometimes. Some people say it's the lights but I've seen it move at times when the lights are off and everything like that."


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