Kerry locals express concern over restriction of access to place of pilgrimage amid Valentia Slate claims recent closure was linked to health and safety issues around danger of rockfall
Director of Valentia Slate Aidan Forde says an area at the Kerry quarry has been closed off because of the danger posed by rocks falling from below the grotto: 'I am not trying to get rid of the grotto.' Photograph: Valerie O'SullivanThe owner of the Valentia Slate quarry in Co Kerry says he is not trying to remove a Marian grotto that locals consider a place of pilgrimage for healing.
At the weekend, when the Feast of the Immaculate Conception was marked, the public gained access to an area closed off by the company.Golden Globes 2025: Good day for Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott. Bad day Paul Mescal and Saoirse RonanA public prayer and altar area lies beneath statues of Mary and Bernadette in the grotto, high in the quarry, the most westerly slate quarry in western Europe.
Locals are concerned about future access given that access was closed in recent weeks with the quarry company releasing new plans for a garden and altar. The risk of “rockfall” posed to the public area was illustrated in October when the company carried out a survey of the site using a cherry picker.
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