The moving statues phenomenon occurred during the summer of 1985 in Ireland, where statues of the Virgin Mary were reported to levitate.
The first and most famous occurrence was in Ballinspittle, County Cork in July 1985 by a 17-year-old. Later sightings were reported in Mount Mellory, County Waterford and all over the country and thousands gathered at statues praying. The Catholic Church remained reticent and skeptical on the matter. The Ballinspittle statue was damaged by protestors against idolatry but was repaired.
The moving statues are now mostly forgotten or dismissed as a case of mass hysteria.