Shur the bant was mighty in Knock..

I decided I needed to broaden my research for my project and when I heard that the mother was going off to Knock for the day, I tagged along! Checking in at "Knock Shrine" on Facebook got some hilarious reactions as people told me not to burn, burst into flames etc.  The trip was well worth it though as it helped me get some clear ideas for my project and where I wanted it to go...and also made me realise what a nice place Knock actually is.

Some of the pictures sneakily taken around Knock :P

From these, I decided to put them into Photoshop to edit them and attach passages and quotes which I found of interest in the Bible....quotes which I thought were in someways controversial.

As with all religious places and attractions, there was of course an abundance of shops and stalls selling religious souvenirs, sticks of rock, cards etc. which were what caught my attention most.  One quote from the Bible reads "You cannot serve both God and money"..something which made me think as one of the most widely agreed opinions on the Catholic Church is its hunger and greed when it comes to wealth.  Therefore I decided to focus in on that particular aspect for the next phase of my project.