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

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thumb ; in his left he held a book ; he was so turned that he
looked half towards the altar and half towards the people;
the eyes of the images could be seen : they were like figures,
inasmuch as they did not speak. I was filled with wonder at
the sight I saw ; I was so affected that I shed tears ; I con
tinued looking on for fully an hour, and then I went away
to visit Mrs. Campbell, who was in a dying state; when we
returned the Vision had disappeared.
Eighth Witness.
Mrs. Hugh Flatley, widow of Hugh Flatley, states :—
I was passing by the chapel of Knock on the evening of
the 21st of August, about eight o'clock, and I beheld most
clearly and distinctly the figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
St. Joseph, and that of St. John the Evangelist, standing
erect at the gable-end of the chapel, towards the south side ;
I thought that the parish priest had been ornamenting the
church, and got some beautiful likenesses removed outside.
Ninth Witness.
The Testimony of Bridget French, aged 75 {three score and fifteen)
years.
The testimony of this witness was given in the Irish lan
guage. Her words were translated by Father Corbett into
English while she spoke. The following is the version of
what she said :—
My name is Bridget French ; I live near the chapel of
Knock. About half-past seven o'clock on the night of the
2 1 st of August I was in the house of Mrs. Campbell,
which is quite near to the chapel ; while I was there Mary
Beirne came in and said there was a sight to be seen at
the chapel such as we never before beheld, and she told