Croagh Patrick: Ireland’s “Holy Mountain” and one of Ireland’s most famous landmarks, soaring to a height of 762 metres. St. Patrick is reputed to have spent 40 days and nights praying and fasting on the reek in 441 AD as part of his efforts to convert pagan Ireland to Christianity. It was from the summit of the mountain, or more locally known as the ‘Reek’, where St. Patrick banished all the reptiles from Ireland into the lakes, so absolutely no swimming. This victory is celebrated on ‘Reek Sunday’ (last Sunday in July), when many gather for the two-hour climb to the summit from Murrisk, the more ardent in their bare feet. A small church at the summit of Croagh Patrick welcomes penitents and tourists who climb their way up the mountain, following the old pilgrims route. On a fine day the views of Clew Bay are spellbinding, but then again Croagh Patrick is more than just a mountain.