Donegal Town to Lough Derg

Donegal Town to Lough Derg

Lough Derg--Pilgrim Paths--West--Donegal Town

A description by O'Connor of the pilgrim path from Donegal Town to Lough Derg

Daniel O'Connor, 1843-1919

Daniel O’Connor, Lough Derg and Its Pilgrimages: With Map and Illustrations, pp. 177-78

J. Dollard, Dublin

1879

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Public domain

Printed book

English

Pilgrim handbook

DD_0325

54.653928,-8.111040

http://archive.org/details/loughdergandits00ocogoog

"There are three routes by which pilgrims reach Lough Derg. The first of these starts from the town of Donegal, and, after proceeding for about five miles along a good county road, it enters on a mountain track leading in a direct line towards the lake, passing along the side of Augh-Keen Mountain, and reaching the lake at a headland close to Saints' Island. By this route come many of the sons and daughters of old Tyrconnell ; while others of them, less observant of the ancient usage, and preferring the more easy mode of travelling by car, take the roundabout way by Pettigo.

"Some years since a project was in contemplation of running a boat on certain days to the mouth of the River Fluchlynn, for the greater convenience of the Donegal pilgrims. This would be to them a saving of about three miles across a difficult stretch of moorland, and would make the journey from Donegal to the lake only about six miles..."

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