Gazetteer description of view from lake shore

Gazetteer description of view from lake shore

Lough Derg--Vicinity--Geography--gazetteer

The entry for Lough Derg in an 1842 Irish gazetteer

John Parker Lawson, d. 1852

The gazetteer of Ireland, containing the latest information from the most authentic sources, p. 310

Edinburgh Print. & Pub. Co., Edinburgh

1842

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Gazetteer

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Gazetteer

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"As I descended towards the shore of the lake, I could see that the island was entirely covered with persons, and on the bank I found upwards of 200 pilgrims waiting to be ferried over. They were generally respectably dressed. Some were sitting, some lying on the grass ; some, more impatient, were standing close to the water, waiting the arrival of the ferry boat; and some, more impatient still, had been warmed into devotion by the distant view of the holy place, and were already on their knees. It appears that Protestants must have permission from the Prior to land on the island during the season of the pilgrimage, and as long as they remain the devotions are suspended."

xvi, 812 p. 18 cm.