Anticipation is building this evening ahead of the arrival home of the relics of St Kilian to Mullagh.
The jewel-laden skull of St Kilian and his martyred colleagues - Saints Totnan and Kolonat - will travel to Mullagh for 8pm this evening and remain under escort until their return to Germany.
The major religious and civic event, organised in partnership between the Diocese of Kilmore, the Parish of Mullagh, and Cavan County Council will take place from this evening through until Sunday,
It marks the first time the relics will have left Germany in 1,300 years. A full programme of events is being held across locations in Mullagh and Cavan Town. Full details can be found on kilmorediocese.ie People from across the world are set to descend on Co Cavan this weekend for this special occasion.
Chair of the Relics Visitation Committee, Cllr Shane P O'Reilly said not only is it the first time the relics of Saint Kilian has left Ireland but the first time that a relic of an Irish saint has returned from outside of the Ireland. He said after a long number of years this homecoming of St Kilian to his home county of Cavan is finally happening.
