The Rathnacross to Saints Island pilgrim road
Dublin Core
Title
The Rathnacross to Saints Island pilgrim road
Subject
Lough Derg--Pilgrim road--Rathnacross--Saints Island
Description
A description of the pilgrim road from Rathnacross to Saints Island.
Creator
Peter Harbison
Source
Harbison, Peter, Pilgrimage in Ireland: The Monuments and the People, p. 58
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Date
1995
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Academic monograph
Language
English
Type
History
Text
Identifier
DD_0007
Coverage
54.581320,-7.814409
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
"The thousands - or, if we could but count them, perhaps millions - of pilgrims who have visited the Purgatory since Owein's sojourn in the 12th century probably reached it along the same road. One so-called ring-fort, Rathnacross in the townland of Drumawarke, is traditionally said to have been on the route to the Purgatory, and an old pilgrim's road is still pointed out bordering the south-western part of the lake and leading to the shore opposite Saint's Island, where an ancient wooden bridge formerly joined the island to the mainland."
Original Format
Academic monograph
Citation
Peter Harbison, “The Rathnacross to Saints Island pilgrim road,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/7.