"The first prior of the aforesaid church"
Lough Derg--Travelogue--Middle Ages--Purgatory
A famous account of a 1398 visit by Viscount Ramon de Perellós to Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Ramón de Perellós
The Journey of Viscount Ramon de Perellós to Saint Patrick's Purgatory, p. 3
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
1398
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork. Translated by Alan Mac an Bhaird.
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Electronic text translation
English, translated from Spanish
Travelogue
DD_0562
54.6083, -7.8714
Cashelnavean Bog Natural Heritage Area
Lough Derg--Region--Cashelnavean Bog--Heritage Area
A description of the Cashelnavean Bog Natural Heritage Area (NHA)
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Cashelnavean Bog Natural Heritage Area (NHA) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
27 January 2004
CC BY 4.0 International License
Natural Heritage Area (NHA) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0449
54.7511, -7.92523
Barnesmore Bog Natural Heritage Area
Lough Derg--Region--Barnesmore Bog--Heritage Area
A description of the Barnesmore Bog Natural Heritage Area (NHA)
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Barnesmore Bog Natural Heritage Area (NHA) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
27 January 2004
CC BY 4.0 International License
Natural Heritage Area (NHA) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0448
54.6929, -7.95004
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill Special Area of Conservation
Lough Derg--Region--Lough Golagh--Nature Reserve
The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill Special Area of Conservation
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
16 December 2013
CC BY 4.0 International License
Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0335
54.528, -8.05344
Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation
Lough Derg--Region--Tamur Bog--Nature Reserve
The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
27 November 2013
CC BY 4.0 International License
Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0334
54.5554, -7.96767
Croaghonagh Bog Special Area of Conservation
Lough Derg--Region--Croaghonagh Bog--Nature Reserve
The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Croaghonagh Bog Special Area of Conservation
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Croaghonagh Bog Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
24 July 2013
CC BY 4.0 International License
Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0333
54.7399, -7.91178
Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood Special Area of Conservation
Lough Derg--Region--Lough Eske--Nature Reserve
The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood Special Area of Conservation
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
Site Synopsis, Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
26 November 2015
CC BY 4.0 International License
Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
English
Biodiversity database
DD_0332
54.6958, -8.04491
Sibby's moat
Lough Derg--Vicinity--Folklore--Place names
"There is a moat or mound in the townland of Cullion where a woman named Sabina did penance on the way to Lough Derg. She used to sleep on this mound the night before she went no matter whether the weather was wet or dry. It is still called Sibby's moat.
Ernest Crawford
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 332
National Folklore Collection, UCD
1937-39
duchas.ie, hosting and crowd-sourced transcription
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Transcribed text and digitised manuscript
English
Oral history, folklore
DD_0317
54.595454,-7.806966
Saints Island Structure Archaeological Survey
Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey
It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint's (formerly St. Dabheog's) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130's and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick's Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint's Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint's Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid's Chair. St. Dabheoc's Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a 'grave-like opening' (O'Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.
SAINT'S ISLAND
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin
Archaeological Survey of Ireland
National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
22 September 2008
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Archaological survey summary
English
DD_0294
54.6153, -7.8864
Saints Island Graveyard Archaeological Survey
Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey
It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint's (formerly St. Dabheog's) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130's and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick's Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint's Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint's Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid's Chair. St. Dabheoc's Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a 'grave-like opening' (O'Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.
SAINT'S ISLAND
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin
Archaeological Survey of Ireland
National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
22 September 2008
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Archaological survey summary
English
DD_0293
54.6153, -7.8864