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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.
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.
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 Lifeboat Station is located at Lough Derg Yacht Club, in Dromineer, a small village on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, the largest lake on the River Shannon, in County Tipperary, Ireland. A lifeboat station was established on Lough Derg in 2004 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1]
Lough Derg: The Shore by Saints Island, Co. Donegal. The Heritage Council of Ireland. Kilkenny: Heritage Council, 2004. A walking guide along the old pilgrim's path around the southern shore of Lough Derg. Haren, Michael, and Yolande de Pontfarcy, eds. The Medieval Pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg and the European Tradition.
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 Bunny in The Burren Fishing boats on Inchiquin, Lough Corrib. Lough Cullin, County Mayo under Nephin Lough Dan Donegal's Lough Derg and Station Island Lough Derravaragh and Knockeyon Derryclare Lough Mayo's Doo Lough and Delphi Pass Glanmore Lake Glenbeg Lough Glencar Lough and Benbulbin Lough Gur Lough Inagh and the Twelve Bens Lough Key and Castle Island Kylemore Lough and Diamond Hill ...
Lough Derg, the biggest of the Pettigo lakes, is famous throughout the northwest for its trout-fishing. [citation needed] Covering 2,200 acres with a shore line of 13 miles, it offers opportunities for both boat and shore angling. It also offers excellent pike fishing. Lough Derg lies about four miles north of the village of Pettigo in County ...