Maumeen-Pass in Connemara, Ireland. Two thousand years ago Maumeen was an important Celtic shrine. Later, the site was claimed by the early Christian church and they turned it into a shrine dedicated to Saint Patrick. During the 17th and 18th Centuries the "Penal Laws" outlawed the Catholic church. During that period Maumeen was used as a type of clandestine outdoor church known as a "mass rock". Today, the area is popular with pilgrims. A small church, an outdoor altar, a rock known as St. Patricks bed, a statue of St Patrick, and a holy well can all be found at Maumean.
Bo Scheeringa is an enthusiastic landscape photographer, with a great passion for the Dutch province of Groningen and Ireland. She also specializes in portrait and documentary photography. Bo mainly works on her own projects.
She published two photo books: in 2017 "RUIM LEVEN a portrait of North Groningen and its..
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