Listly by Paul Hugh O'Mahony
A list which gives the flavour of what it's like to be a pilgrim to Lourdes
While waiting to board the plane for Lourdes - mainly ambient sound with a little sound of my mother
Friday night:
The tradition of fun, music & dancing on Pilgrimage in Lourdes...
This was recorded in Hotel Solitude
Reflecting on a week ahead - from Fathers' Day to Mother's Day - from Glanmire to Lourdes - meditating...
As I walk the dog late at night, I chat about going to Lourdes with mother & brother. A getting ready & unwinding boo...
Roger Overall & I were in Cafe Beva Glanmire Cork - suddenly the idea of asking people what they'd like me to do for them personally popped up. I grabbed iPhone - this happened...
Last cleansing before pilgrimage to Lourdes
American Civil War song "Gruber Peas" - omanidot favourite
Bit of chat about it too
While waiting to board the plane, my mother Clare speaks about what she expects from Lourdes - strong religious views
First impression of the hotel - after the surprise experience that I've been outsourced to Hotel Continental - beds, light, bathroom, shower pressure, hair dryer, safe, colours...
Hearing the sound of people praying from across the river in Lourdes
Delicate after two small bottles of Duval
Recorded immediately after waking on first morning : Friday
It's lovely to speak another language on Friday - French takes me back a long way - to the time I spent in Cher with the Gaudets
Friday morning: Recorded while walking from hotel to Grotto in Lourdes - contains some philosophical thoughts
A young lad plays music during the Mass at the Grotto on Friday morning
The "Our Father" - an extract - communal English mixed with Latin from woman beside me at the Grotto
While waiting for the Limerick Pilgrimage to be photographed in front of the basilica