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A fascinating account of a visit to Lough Derg by Catalan pilgrim Ramón de Perellós in 1397 is given in Haren and de Pontfarcy's book., [33] along with several other pilgrims' accounts. A more detailed description of 'the cave' of St Patrick's Purgatory was provided by the accomplished seventeenth-century Irish historian, Sir James Ware , in ...
Lough Derg, County Donegal (from Irish Loch Dearg, meaning 'red lake') [141] It is claimed that Patrick killed a large serpent on this lake and that its blood turned the water red (hence the name). Each August, pilgrims spend three days fasting and praying there on Station Island. Armagh
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.
Many of the modern Catholic pilgrimage rituals at Lough Derg are focused on devotion to St. Dabheog: including the short hike to a pre-Christian Bronze Age burial site (known as Dabheog's Chair or Seat) on a hill overlooking Lough Derg, and the meditation upon one of the beehive cells on Station Island which is dedicated to the saint. [7]
Lough Dearg is named after its red rocks, which are said to have been dyed by Caoránach's blood. [18] [17] [16] In a more Christianised version of the story, Saint Patrick slays the monster after being told about it. Its blood dyes the lake red [19] and in some tales Saint Patrick declares the lake should be called Lough Dearg as a result. [17]
Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Irish: Loch Deirgeirt), [1] is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland. It is the third-biggest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh and Lough Corrib ) and the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland.
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Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, [1] is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement. It has an Irish round tower, and the ruins of several small churches, as well as four high crosses and a holy well.