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Lough Erne

"The coast of Lough Erne in this neighbourhood is low and a very small portion of it belongs to Templecarn. The general climate of Tyrhugh is moist and damp."

Tags: Barony of Tirhugh, climate, environment, Lieutenant W. Lancey, Lough Erne, ordnance survey, Parish of Templecarne, Royal Irish Academy, Templecarne

Geology of Templecarn

"This district is a primitive formation of quartz and gneiss with blue mountain limestone filled with organic remains on the margin of Lough Erne."

Tags: geology, geomorphology, gneiss, Lieutenant W. Lancey, limestone, Lough Erne, mountains, ordnance survey, outcrops, quarts, rocks, Royal Irish Academy, Templecarne

The dimensions of Lough Derg

"The lakes [of the Parish of Templecarn] amount to 110, of which Lough Derg is the most extensive..."

The bogs of Templecarn

"There is a vast extent of bog in Templecarn in which fir and other timber are found..."

Tags: blanket bog, bogland, ecosystem, environment, fir, landscape, Lieutenant W. Lancey, ordnance survey, Parish of Templecarne, quaking bog, Royal Irish Academy, Templecarne, water

Lough Derg meets the sea

"[Lough Derg] and [the River Derg] empty themselves into the Mourne and finally mingle with the ocean at Magilligan…"

Tags: County Derry, County Donegal, County Tyrone, Derry, hydrology, Lieutenant W. Lancey, Magilligan, Northern Ireland, ordnance survey, River Derg, River Foyle, River Mourne, rivermouth, Royal Irish Academy, Templecarne, watershed

The River Derg

"The river dividing the counties of Tyrone and Donegal on the north mearing of Templecarn receives the drainage of Lough Derg..."

Tags: County Donegal, County Tyrone, hydrology, lake, Lieutenant W. Lancey, Norther Ireland, ordnance survey, river, River Derg, Royal Irish Academy, Templecarne, water, watershed

"He always looked for the most inaccessible place in every district"

"Think of [Saint Patrick] located somewhere near Templecarne for several months and thus surrounded. The lake would certainly invite him with its promise of refuge and sanctuary..."

Tags: Alice Curtayne, Catholicism, church, fifth century, hermitage, isolation, Parish of Templecarne, pilgrimage, purgatory, ruins, speculation, St. Patrick, Templecarne, Templecarne Graveyard, twentieth century

Templecarne: Patrick's first church?

"…Tirechan says that Patrick founded a Church in Tirhugh. Where now is the location of that church?..."

Tags: Alice Curtayne, ancient church, Barony of Tirhugh, building, fifth century, myth, ruins, speculation, St. Patrick, Templecarne, Templecarne Graveyard, twentieth century

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