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"By this time there began to be a stir among the boatmen, the sun had been for some while under the horizon, and the shades of evening were adding solemnity to the landscape…"

An account of the religious history of Lough Derg for the traveller.

"I visited the far famed terrestrial purgatory of Lough Derg, but received no benefit from my turas except a severe cold, which I attribute more to the wet mountain bogs that surround the lake, and to the chillyness (chilliness) of the wind than to…

Jenny and Bobby arrive at Lough Derg in the rain and are greeted by the sight of the lake and the pilgrims waiting to cross

Jenny discusses her expectations of the place compared to the reality and hopes that it will not be too commercialized, like Lourdes

Jenny gets a sensory impression of the island as she approaches and encounters its contents and topography

Jenny struggles with her sense of spirituality as she completes the circuits of the penitentian beds

"The prior accompanied my as far as the water, and put me into the boat himself, first kissing me and giving me his blessing..."
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