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Lough Derg or Loch Derg (Irish: Loch Dearg) [2] is a lake in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It is near the border with Northern Ireland and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the border village of Pettigo. It is best known for St Patrick's Purgatory, a site of pilgrimage on Station Island in the lake.
St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well , on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory . [ 2 ]
Pettigo, also spelt Pettigoe (/ ˈ p ɛ t ɪ ɡ oʊ / PET-ig-oh; Irish: Paiteagó [1] [ˈpˠatʲəɡoː]), is a small village and townland on the border of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is bisected by the Termon River which is part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A breeding pair of white-tailed eagles first nested on an island in Lough Derg in 2012. This marked a great success for the Irish reintroduction programme started in the summer of 2007. [10] [11] [12] Nitellopsis obtusa, an invasive alga in the family Characeae (stoneworts), was first recorded in Ireland in this lough in 2016. [13]
Lough Derg is the name of two lakes in Ireland: Lough Derg (Shannon) a large lake on the River Shannon, bordering counties Clare, Galway and Tipperary Lough Derg, County Donegal a small lake, a place of Christian pilgrimage
Lough Derg: Counties Clare, Galway and Tipperary: 122.2 47.2 Lough Derg: County Donegal: 8.8 3.4 Lough Derravaragh: County Westmeath: 9.1 3.5 Derryclare Lough: County Galway: 2.24 0.86 Doo Lough: County Clare: 1.3 0.50 Doo Lough: County Mayo: 1.55 0.60 Dromore Lough: County Clare: 0.49 0.19 Drumaleague Lough: County Leitrim: 0.05 0.019 Durnesh ...
Scarriff [2] or Scariff (Irish: An Scairbh, meaning 'The Rocky Ford') is a large village [2] in east County Clare, Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. The Scarriff Market House is easily recognisable, and it is therefore often used to represent the town.
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