Irish gambling on Virgin Mary to appear at Knock shrine on Halloween

Tens of thousands travel to Knock for predicted apparition by Our Lady

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There's something about Mary: The scenes in the skies above Knock during the so-called first apparition

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“I don’t think Archbishop Neary has ever seen the Blessed Mother, because he’s hiding behind his closed doors in his big house where he lives.”

Coleman said that the church “is not a building. It’s made of the people of Ireland. Does he not believe in the apparition of Bernadette? Padre Pio? Medjugorje?”

He says people want to go to Knock, “because Our Lady is telling us to come back to the church. Thousands of people were praying and crying and calling . They just want something to hold onto because the government aren’t giving them anything to hold onto.”

And Coleman says Our Lady will appear two more times before Christmas. "I know, because she’s already told me she will.”

Meanwhile, Paddy Power bookmakers say they will pay out on the Virgin Mary bet as long as the sighting is reported on RTE.

Ken Robertson from Paddy Power “There is definitely something about Mary this month. Needless to say we’ll be keeping a very close eye on the skies over Knock this Saturday afternoon”

Odds for next sighting of the Blessed Virgin

11/10 Knock Shrine
4/1 Kerrytown
8/1 Croagh Patrick
8/1 Rathkeale
10/1 Lough Derg
10/1 Glen Columbkille
12/1 Glendalough
12/1 Buncrana, Co. Donegal

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