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

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would be very dangerous. Hearing of the apparition of the
Blessed Virgin Mary at Knock, I decided on visiting the
place. I arrived on Sunday morning, February ist. Thanks
be to God and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, I coughed off the
polypus on the morning of the 4th Februar) , after my third
day's visit here."
Pat Scott of Ballymoe, has made the following declara
tion :—" I, Pat Scott, parish of Ballintubber, county Ros
common, do hereby solemnly declare that it is at Knock I
received power in my leg, which was not of the least use to
mo for upwards of eight and a-half years, being entirely
powerless. I could not move or walk without a crutch. I
can now walk firmly on it, but it is still short. Ballintubber,
31st January, 1880." The following is an extract from a
letter lately written by Pat Scott to the Ven. Archdeacon
Cavanagh :—
" Dear Father Cavanagh,—
" It is with great pleasure I write an answer to yours,
which I received a few days ago, but must make an apology
for delaying so long referring to the particulars you require
to know from me. The facts are simply these : Nine years
ago I was attacked with a pain in my groin, and for five
months no one could tell whether I would live or die. The
summer after I was enabled to move very slowly by means of
a crutch, which I continually carried for the last successive
eight years, to the day in question. During that time my
leg, down from my hip, was quite powerless, but had feeling.
I could not go to my bedside without the aid of the crutch.
I never walked on the heel, but simply tipping the ground
with the top of my toe, in consequence of a contraction of
the sinews. Mrs. induced my mother to send me to
Knock, that holy place, and on entering the chapel the