The statue at St Mary's Church in Asdee.

The statue at St Mary’s Church in Asdee.

On a February afternoon in 1985 three local school children prayed quietly together at St Mary’s Church in north Kerry in preparation for their Holy Communion.

Amid the still church sounds and flickering candles the children claimed they saw statues of the Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin move. More fascinated than frightened, they ran to the nearby school yard to tell of their experience.