The approach to the lake

The approach to the lake

Lough Derg--Vista--Approach--Description

"Pettigo. (July 23, 1824). A country road leads in this direction a mile: after leaving which we passed over the mountains following a path, which the number of devotees who visit the Island, had marked too distinctly to be mistaken..."

Shane Leslie, 1885-1971

Anon., Excursions in Ulster, 1824, Leslie, Shane, Saint Patrick's Purgatory: A Record from History and Literature, p. 127

Burns Oats and Washbourne Ltd, London

1932

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"Pettigo. (July 23, 1824). A country road leads in this direction a mile: after leaving which we passed over the mountains following a path, which the number of devotees who visit the Island, had marked too distinctly to be mistaken. After walking for what appeared to us a very ling time over the heath-covered mountains exposed to a burning sun, without a breeze of air to refresh us tough on so high a situation, we at length got a sight of Lough Derg and its islands: and soon afterwards arrived at the lonely house of the boatman, who ferries the votaries over to their devotional exercises. A situation more solitary and bleak can scarcely be conceived than that which has been chosen for this great religious station."

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