The Apparitions and Miracles at Knock; also, the Official Depositions of the Eye-witnesses

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John—as I shall call the figure—was looking, while he stood
at the Gospel side of the said altar, with his right arm inclined
at an angle outwardly, towards the Blessed Virgin. The altar
appeared to me to be like the altars in use in the Catholic
Church—large and full-sized. It had no linens, no candles,
nor any special ornamentations ; it was only a plain altar.
Above the altar, and resting on it, was a Lamb, standing with
the face towards St. John, thus fronting the western sky. I
saw no cross nor crucifix. On the body of the Lamb, and
around it, I saw golden stars, or small brilliant lights, glitter
ing like jets or glass balls, reflecting the light of some lumi
nous body. I remained from a quarter past eight to half-past
nine o'clock. At the time it was raining.
Fourth Witness.
Testimony of Patrick Walsh, aged Sixty-fiveyears.
My name is Patrick Walsh ; I live at Ballinderrig, an Eng
lish mile from the chapel of Knock. I remember well the
2 1 st of August, 1879. It was a very dark night. It was rain
ing heavily. About nine o'clock on that night I was going
on some business through my land, and standing a distance
of about half a mile from the chapel, I saw a very bright
light on the southern gabel-end of the chapel ; it appeared
to be a large globe of golden light ; I never saw, I thought,
so brilliant a light before ; it appeared high up in the air
above and around the chapel gable, and it was circular in its
appearance ; it was quite stationary, and it seemed to retain
the same brilliancy all through. The following day I made
inquiries in order to learn if there were any lights seen in the
place that night ; it was only then I heard of the Vision or
Apparition that the people had seen,
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