Pilgrim Sightings
Saoirse (sear-shuh) n. Gaelic for freedom - Read Saoirse's story
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| 15 March 2008 - Sarah (sarahc) View on the map Last I saw of the pilgrims was at the Peace march in London on Saturday the 15th March. They headed off on the road to Cambridge on Sunday (more walking in the rain), so keep an eye out for them. | |
| 12 March 2008 - Sarah (sarahc) View on the map Saoirse and Eric are safely here in my lounge room in Streatham. They cleaned my fridge and cooker. Very grateful to the lovely guys. Taking them for a leisurely stroll in the Common now. | |
 11 March 2008 - EmilyView on the map Top blokes! Can't believe that just one night after seeing them in Maidstone they were in London. Nutters - but both have great outlooks on life! | |
 04 March 2008 - Marie-LouiseView on the map Here is Clara helping our pilgrim friends to establish Mummy's studio in our spare room. With infinte patience Saoirse & Eric worked side by side with a nearly two year old helper so now my studio is at last ready for action after a year in our new home in St Leonards! What fabulous fellows the pilgrims are highlighting a way which in our heart of hearts we all knew was the way to be. These boys are the action and they ask nothing of us but we can witness, watch or join in as we wish that is our free will. It has been a pleasure and a joy, thank you for walking through St Leonards and be blessed on your journey onwards with love from Marie-Louise, Mau & Clara | |
| 04 March 2008 - tali age 10 View on the map This is a poem for peace. Two men so small, in the world so wide, The spirit of ghandi by their side, walk through,wind,rain and snow, Helping people as they go, Peace is what they offer you, No matter where , no matter who. A poem for saiorise and Eric love Tali !!!!!!!! AGE 10 (nearly 11) PEACE MAN!!!! | |
| 04 March 2008 - selina (selinawitch) View on the map Eric and Saorise have blown my mind and opened my heart to deeper levels of unconditional love this week. I have witnessed them speak about peace in an assembly to 300 children, help build a willow structure at my son's school, entertain and inspire both my 3 year old and my 10 year old son, wash up the breakfast things at my house, help a friend who had hurt his arm to knock down a wall, clear rubbish and generally do handy work to help develop community studio space in St Leonards, help another friend with child care and assist another friend with clearing out her spare room so that she can use it as creative space. These people are beautiful, genuine heart centred and really do walk their truth. They are beacons of love. It is an honour to have met you my friends. Blessed Be. | |
 28 February 2008 - peter (Lownfish)View on the map We had a fantastic paella withe saoirse and eric at the school in sussex. commplments to honorary communty pilgrim chef/caretaker 'alec' | |
| 28 February 2008 - charlie r View on the map i think what your doing is coooooooooool thank for coming to my school best of luck charlie richards age 9 | |
| 28 February 2008 - alex View on the map my life excusse the spelling but i dont spell that well i went into school and saw these two tree loving hippeies by mid morning i had a bandanna on my head a guy who is 44 and thinks that these guys are off there heads got nothing better to do than to flow with the vibes in woodstock i have totley diffrent feelings of i call him shamas lol but sitting here reading what he has put about his time here well what can i say live and let live thats THERE thing eric a meat eater shamas a vegan i cooked them a dinner as a thankyou and at this time i TOTTLEY RESPECT there vision it was a grate honner to cook for eric and shamas man am i loved up lol i wish you both all the best and determination that you both wish to achive in your goals i will say that you guys have given me a diffrent out look in life and i thank you both and i respect you shamas for respectinting my toughts as i sit here sippinig a beer i hold my tin high to you both thanks for all you have done iam all loved up hope the crack stayes fine alex | |
| 27 February 2008 - TILLI AGE 11 View on the map THERE REALLY KIND PEOPLE AND VERY HELPFULL THEY WONT TO MAKE PEACE AND IM WITH THEM I WISH THEM WELL ON THERE JOURNEY GOOD LUCK ! | |
 27 February 2008 - tilli - age 11View on the map they looked very funny! | |
| 25 February 2008 - Gary Redding View on the map Saw him as I was driving past on the Marine Parade road outside of Brighton outside of Roedean School. Stopped the car to say hi as we run the Peace Picnic in Brighton. He is alive, just!! Hope to meet up again one day after the walk mate, hopefully at the Peace Picnic on July 20th. We will promote you on our website soon. All the Best. Peace Rules! | |
| 25 February 2008 - Daniel Gosling (DanielGosling) View on the map I chatted with him (you?) on the street in Brighton after seeing his backpack ad' 'walking 12000km for peace. I asked him where he was walking from and to? I wished him (you?) good luck on what will be an amazing journey through parts of an amazing planet. i told him (you) i'd walked across 500 miles of India. i told him (you) that eastern Turkey (Kurdistan) is a fantastic place with great people. | |
| 20 February 2008 - Saoirse (Saoirse) View on the map I'm in a internet cafe, will blog at first opportunity, language is a problem here, will keep you all posted. Bon journee! | |
 18 February 2008 - bethan (bethan)View on the map I was filming with Saoirse and Eric at the weekend as they explored Dover and waited for ferry tickets. It was a situation that was nothing short of miraculous, but I'll leave it to Saoirse to fill in the details. However, I can reveal that team pilgrim is growing - this is a photo of Saoirse, Eric and Katie as they're about to get on the ferry. Saoirse seems very well; looking good, very focussed and happy the walk is becoming less about him and more of a movement. The programme will be on Inside Out on Feb 29th, 7.30pm BBC1 West. If you're out of the West region you can watch it on Sky channel 986 or on the website - bbc.co.uk/insideout and select West region from the options. | |
| 18 February 2008 - Jean Pierre View on the map He is here in france! | |
 17 February 2008 - Ian HadinghamView on the map I see you got across the channel. All the best luck; just read the article on Guardian online. | |
| 16 February 2008 - ed (ramshackle_ed) View on the map met him in Canterbury, spent the day exploring the cathedral and local haunts, . Walked with him out of canterbury at 6am, and along to Dover...... May he inspire many others to rise and walk their path in whatever direction or way that might be. xxxxx | |
| 16 February 2008 - conor View on the map i didnt know that i had to take a picy:( But i saw him and another man with him in the barbers in dover! He had been offered a free hair cut. and i think its great what your doing i thinking of walking to new zeland when im about 35! | |
| 15 February 2008 - sean tanzey View on the map brief conversation on the side of the Ashford-Canterbury road about 11.00a.m. (I was in the car). Gave him my numbers and the offfer of a bed in Canterbury. Be pleased to help. | |
| 15 February 2008 - Justin Lewis-Anthony View on the map Walking into Canterbury at about 12 noon. We talked and I persuaded him to let me buy him lunch (a measly salad!) from Morrisons. God's strength and God speed to him! | |
| 14 February 2008 - Liz View on the map Saw him on the A259 to the east of Rye. Only just got enough time to read his message on his back as we whizzed past but kept thinking about him all day till I could google him on the interweb. Gonna read all about him now...GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| 13 February 2008 - ryan the lad View on the map i saw him in rye harbour if you see my mate tell him to say on t.v princess chelsea and ryan the lad and i am watching the t.v in 2 weeks to see how my mate is doing. | |
| 13 February 2008 - daisy View on the map he was in rye harbour and he hopes to be in ashford by tommorow and if you see him remind him to say hi to us up the harbour please | |
| 13 February 2008 - Druiwen meregyfu View on the map met up with saoirse near to rye east sussex on the afternoon of the 13th of febuary near to rye east sussex stopped and chatted a while. | |
 13 February 2008 - PatrickView on the map Saoirse dropped in to make a phone call, then was off to have breakfast before setting off for Rye and beyond. It's an unbelievably nice day and I wish I could have joined them for a few hours at least! | |
| 12 February 2008 - Chris Tomlinson View on the map Saoirse and i walked 20miles from Eastbourne to sunny St.Leonards.. Yes i'm aching!! Planning Birthday Party at my'n ..tonight so Saoirse will have a banquet!! Then off to Rye tomorrow along coastal route.. | |
| 11 February 2008 - alice (ali_bloo) View on the map I left him at Eastbourne station with teh prospect of another 4 hours walk ahead of him until his promised bed...I hope he made it! | |
| 11 February 2008 - billy boy gayle n jake.cosgrove View on the map sunday 10th driving through brighton decide to drive down 1 way street at the bottom of the street as we turn leftmy wife points to a young man in bright yellow trousers and ses hes on a mission fastfoward30 hours 25m further south up the coast in eastbourne its 6pm in eastbourne me and my wife are walking the dogand by chance we see this young man in bright yellow trousers againwe talk for ten minutes then invite him back to our homefor some pizza but he diclines as he is on a mission so we shake hands and wish him well on his travells and as we jump back in the van we decide that if he cant come to the pizza the pizza will come to him we go and take the pizxza to him when we fing him in pevensey 30 mins later as we talk myself my wife gayle and my son jake a multi-coloured metorite shoots through the skyfor all our eyes to see wow! is this real we wish him well on his travells and tell him to keep following the bright star in-front him good luck my celtic friend.......................... | |
| 11 February 2008 - Nadia (soulwoman) View on the map Like Raminta I met Saoirse at the sanctuary cafe in Brighton -where I live. He stayed at my place last night and set off this morning with a friend who had decided to walk to Eastbourne with him. It was lovely to meet this amazing man who is on a real mission! I'm glad he had the chance to rest a bit in Brighton-his feet and leg have recovered fairly well. He should be on the news on Friday when he gets on the ferry at Dover. He has a lot of people sending him positive energy as we all want him to do well! Sorry no pic of him setting off this morning though the smell of his special foot ointments will linger on my rug for a while yet! | |
| 10 February 2008 - Billy Boy, Gayle & Jake Cosgrove View on the map hey, saw you in eastbourne on the 10th, went to see you off in dover on friday 15th, 6pm, waited till 7pm then found out you were staying in cantaberry for the night. good luck my celtic friend, and let peace be with you, from billy boy and family. | |
 10 February 2008 - Markus (moneymoneymoney)View on the map After a beautiful day out on the beach in Brighton I cooked up some food in the back of my camper and shared it with Man Freedom and his followers. Think he found it difficult to part company with another reminder of the easy life he left behind in Bristol and as he was only wandering around Brighton I offered him a lift to where he was staying, but he declined having made a vow to only walk. And so, on his very sore toe he hoppled into the most beautiful sunset I have seen all year. | |
 09 February 2008 - Raminta (Raminta)View on the map I took a train from London to Brighton to meet Saoirse at the Sanctuary Cafe. Not only I met him, but also his friends who came to see him from Bristol and freeconomists from Brighton. There was also the Guardian journalist, the film students and a lot of delicious chai latte. We later walked to the beach to see the sunset. I took a train back to London and kept contemplating about the thoughts we shared during the day and hoping that people along the way will look after him. Saoirse is a true inspiration and his walk will change not only his own life, but hundreds of others. | |
| 08 February 2008 - Toad (Toad_worthing) View on the map Spend a wonderful afternoon walking with Saoirse between Rustington and Worthing. He is doing well although his feet are still blistered. I feel priviliged to have met someone with such passion and enthusiasm for his beliefs! | |
| 07 February 2008 - Helena (jagoklein) View on the map Poor little lamb!!! He's in good hands now though, being (over) fed, watered, sheltered, rubbed and cleansed. On his merry way to Worthing in a few days when his trench foot has healed. If you see him make sure you have plenty of plasters and love. | |
 06 February 2008 - Anton SaxtonView on the map Had the honour of walking with his holiness today (the one in the picture with the mobile phone) from Chichester to Bognor Regis. Saoirse is amazing. Despite 'mashed up' feet (or 'his boys' as he describes them) and a sprained leg, he felt the pain and did it anyway. As we walked people honked their horns (if they were driving of course) or asked him what he was doing (the few pedestrians we have left in the UK). One group of jolly mechanics could not believe he was walking to India and suggested he was going in the wrong direction. But I am sure he is walking exactly the right way! Saoirse has already succeeded in his mission to get his message out there - its now just a question of scale. Blessing upon you and all who meet you! and 'God Speed' as they used to say in the days before cars, credit cards and mobile phones. | |
 05 February 2008 - Ben (Quaestor)View on the map Intercepted Saoirse last night with his lovely friends Chris and Suzie, plus fellow Soton Freeconomist Iain (where were all the rest of you?!). Had a good meal and chat at the Soul Cellar, then trekked through lashing rain back to mine at Netley for much appreciated bath and bed. Today we had a chilled morning and Saoirse set off for Portsmouth just before 1pm. It was really good to meet Saoirse and find that, contrary to my background expectation that he'd be some kind of super-evolved guru figure, he actually seems to just be a decent and down-to-earth regular guy who happens to be doing something extraordinary. Therefore, so can you, so can I. | |
| 04 February 2008 - Iain Parkes View on the map Met up with Saoirse last night at about 7.15pm - he and a few other members were waiting on the corner of Charlotte Place & St Andrews rd. We wandered up the road to a great bar called the Soul Cellar (near the civic center!) and spent a few hours sampling the tasty food and drink on offer whist talking about all sorts of things in the gaps between songs (some guy on a guitar in the main bar area!) we all had a great time and wish "the yellow trousers guy" all the best on his journey! | |
 04 February 2008 - Heather Andrews (Harmonyk)View on the map I met Saoirse this afternoon along the A35 at Ashurst (between Lyndhurst and Southampton). I gave him some plasters as I'd heard his sandals had broken and he was using boots. I hope they come in handy (although I guess he's hoping he won't need them!). He seemed in good spirits and was happy to for me to walk with him through the village of Ashurst. I felt honoured to have been able to meet him and wish him well on his amazing journey - what a special bloke! | |
 04 February 2008 - Matt CardyView on the map I met him on the A35 Lyndhurst to Southampton Road. I lent him my wind-up torch for the dark nights of camping ahead. A real inspiration and best of luck with the trek. Cheers Matt (photographer) | |
| 03 February 2008 - Saoirse (Saoirse) View on the map Having a big dinner and a glass of wine in Bournemouth! Respite after a couple of tough days on the road as you'll read on my blog! | |
| 02 February 2008 - Jonno View on the map He's in Weymouth library writing his blog! | |
 01 February 2008 - Tinkers Bubble folkView on the map Waiting for tea and porridge to see him on his way - what could be better? | |
| 31 January 2008 - Tinkers bubble folk View on the map He's staying with us for the night! | |
| 31 January 2008 - Pauline View on the map On the B3151 between Street and Compton Dundon in Somerset at 09.40. I stopped for a brief chat. It was just starting to rain but he was in good spirits and said the people he had stayed with last night had given him lots of food. Sorry I hadn't got a camera with me. Good luck with the walk! | |
 30 January 2008 - HelenView on the map We are the student fim team who tracked Saoirse down. When we first met Saorise he was trainning for his journey by walking to Bath along the cycle path and it was taking him four hours, this allowed us to estimate his time of arrival to be roughly 8 hours our next step had to be establishing when he would have left Bristol. Our first point of call was the Cafe where Pete and I had first met him; the Severn Generations and spoke to Olivier who told us about them all seeing him off at the SS Great Britain that morning at 7. We walked with Saorise from Glastonbury hight street up to the summit of the Tor. Saorise is an amazing speaker which meant that we were able to just let him talk and talk. We hope to find him again soon and our thoughts are with him. | |
| 30 January 2008 - Peter View on the map We caught up with Saoirse on the Tor. Was great to see so many people really believing in this message. | |
 30 January 2008 - Daniel HurringView on the map First Night in Glastonbury | |
 30 January 2008 - neilView on the map Weird! Heard him on Radio 4 in the morning, then met him on the Tor later! | |
 30 January 2008 - neilView on the map Such a cool dude, good luck man, happy walking! | |
| 03 January 2008 - tali age 10 View on the map i am only 10, however you inspire and exilarate me.YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE AND PEACE IS ALL WE NEED!!!!!!! | |
| 01 December 2007 - tali age 10 View on the map I think you are great. You inspire me with my art , I love eric too he is a great inspiration aswell. to walk to india must be amazzzzzzzzzing,to bring peace and love wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is a poem for you all. Two men so small, in the world so wide, The spirit of Ghandi by their side, Helping people as they go, Travel throgh wind,rain and snow. Peace is what they bring to you, Doesn't matter where or who. by tali aged 10(11 really soon)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR SAOIRSE AND ERIC PEACE MAN! | |
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