Donegal Town to Lough Derg

Donegal Town to Lough Derg

Lough Derg--Ireland--Journal--Guide

A description of Lough Derg and its Pilgrimage in the Boston-Based Catholic Donahoe's Magazine, repeating observations in O'Connor's pilgrim guide

Lough Derg and Its Pilgrimages', in Donahoe's Magazine, vol. 4, p. 307

T.B. Noonan, Boston

1880

Digitised by Google, sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison, archived on Hathi Trust digital library

Public domain

Article

English

Journal

DD_0495

54.653928,-8.111040

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89069291375

"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 traveling 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. Should the number of arrivals war rant it, I see no reason why this project may not hereafter be put into operation."

60 v. ; ill. (part col.) ; 24 cm.