Lough Derg in the rain
Dublin Core
Title
Lough Derg in the rain
Subject
Literature--Twentieth Century--Sean O'Faolain--Lough Derg
Description
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
Creator
Sean O'Faolain, 1900-1991
Source
The Lovers of the Lake', in The Collected Stories of Sean O'Faolain, Vol. 2, pp. 18-43, here p. 23
Publisher
Constable and Company, London
Date
1981
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Edited edition
Language
English
Type
Collection of short stories
Identifier
DD_0236
Coverage
54.606912, -7.860865
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
“A sudden flog of rain lashed into the windscreen. The sky had turned its bucket upside down. [Bobby] said:
‘Even if it’s raining do you still have to keep walking around those damn stones?’
‘Yes.’
‘You’ll get double pneumonia.’
‘Don’t worry, darling. It’s called Saint Patrick’s Purgatory. He will look after me.’
That remark started a squabble that lasted until they drew up beside the lake. Other cars stood about like stranded boats. Other pilgrims stood by the boat slip, waiting for the ferry, their back hunched to the wind, their clothes ruffled like the fur of cattle. She looked out across the lough at the creeping works foam.
He looked about him sullenly at the waiting pilgrims, a green bus, two taxi-loads of people waiting for the rain to stop. They were not his kind of people at all, and he said so.”
‘Even if it’s raining do you still have to keep walking around those damn stones?’
‘Yes.’
‘You’ll get double pneumonia.’
‘Don’t worry, darling. It’s called Saint Patrick’s Purgatory. He will look after me.’
That remark started a squabble that lasted until they drew up beside the lake. Other cars stood about like stranded boats. Other pilgrims stood by the boat slip, waiting for the ferry, their back hunched to the wind, their clothes ruffled like the fur of cattle. She looked out across the lough at the creeping works foam.
He looked about him sullenly at the waiting pilgrims, a green bus, two taxi-loads of people waiting for the rain to stop. They were not his kind of people at all, and he said so.”
Original Format
Short stories
Citation
Sean O'Faolain, 1900-1991, “Lough Derg in the rain,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/255.