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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island is too close to shore]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Travelogues--Caesar Otway--Critique]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[&quot;The position of [Saints Island] agrees with the description of Coppinger and Jones, written two hundred years ago; and it is probable, that when by the direction of the Council Board, Sir William Stuart invaded and uprooted this nest of superstition in the seventeenth century...&quot;]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Caesar Otway, 1780-1842]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Otway, Caesar, Sketches in Ireland: Descriptive of Interesting, and Hitherto Unnoticed Districts, in the North and South, pp. 179-80]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[W. Curry, jun. and co.; [etc., etc.], Dublin; First published, in part, in the Christian examiner. cf. Pref. A series of letters signed &quot;C. O.&quot;, the first four entitled &quot;Sketches in Donegal&quot;, the last five &quot;Sketches in the south of Ireland.&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1827]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Digitised by Google, sponsored by New York Public Library, archived on Hathi Trust digital library]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Public domain]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066646450]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[1 p., ℓ., iv, vi, 411 p. 19 cm. ]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Description and travel]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Text]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0042]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.614297,-7.886485]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/43">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fionn mac Cumhaill escapes the monster&#039;s belly]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Folklore--Fion mac Cumhaill--Etymology]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[&quot;…Fin M’Coul stood before the monster; but instead of innocently submitting to be sucked in like a common man, Fin, famed as he was above all the Fions for feats of agility, took a hop, step, and leap, and fairly and clearly jumped down its throat...&quot;]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Caesar Otway, 1780-1842]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Otway, Caesar, Sketches in Ireland: Descriptive of Interesting, and Hitherto Unnoticed Districts, in the North and South, pp. 188-92]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[W. Curry, jun. and co.; [etc., etc.], Dublin; First published, in part, in the Christian examiner. cf. Pref. A series of letters signed &quot;C. O.&quot;, the first four entitled &quot;Sketches in Donegal&quot;, the last five &quot;Sketches in the south of Ireland.&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1827]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Digitised by Google, sponsored by New York Public Library, archived on Hathi Trust digital library]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Public domain]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066646450]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[1 p., ℓ., iv, vi, 411 p. 19 cm. ]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Description and travel]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Text]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0043]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.616218, -7.876212]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/44">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sketches of greedy monks]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Station Island--Middle Ages--Protestant satire]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Caesar Otway imagines the avaricious monks of Station Island in the Middle Ages]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Caesar Otway, 1780-1842]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Otway, Caesar, Sketches in Ireland: Descriptive of Interesting, and Hitherto Unnoticed Districts, in the North and South, 175-77]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[W. Curry, jun. and co.; [etc., etc.], Dublin; First published, in part, in the Christian examiner. cf. Pref. A series of letters signed &quot;C. O.&quot;, the first four entitled &quot;Sketches in Donegal&quot;, the last five &quot;Sketches in the south of Ireland.&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1827]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Digitised by Google, sponsored by New York Public Library, archived on Hathi Trust digital library]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Public domain]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066646450]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[1 p., ℓ., iv, vi, 411 p. 19 cm. ]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Description and travel]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Text]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0044]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.608689,-7.870387]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/215">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Orange Order in Pettigo]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orange Order--Eighteenth century--Politics--Pettigo]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A description of the context surrounding the formation of the Orange Order district lodge and its relationship to Lough Derg]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Colonel Robert H. Wallace, 1860-1929]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[History of the Orange Order, the Formative Years, 1795-1798 by Colonel Robert H. Wallace, in The Formation of the Orange Order 1795-1798: The edited papers of Colonel William Blacker and Colonel Robert H. Wallace, pp. 60-61]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[GOLI Publications, The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Belfast]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1994]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[The Education Committee of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Citation for the purposes of criticism]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Edited collection]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Edited papers]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0196]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.5494, -7.8320]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/310">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island Bridge Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint&#039;s (formerly St. Dabheog&#039;s) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130&#039;s and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick&#039;s Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint&#039;s Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint&#039;s Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid&#039;s Chair. St. Dabheoc&#039;s Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a &#039;grave-like opening&#039; (O&#039;Connor 1879, 40).<br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Bridge<br />
Townland: LOUGH DERG<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG101-002]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0290]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.6153, -7.8864]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/311">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island Quay Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint&#039;s (formerly St. Dabheog&#039;s) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130&#039;s and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick&#039;s Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint&#039;s Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint&#039;s Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid&#039;s Chair. St. Dabheoc&#039;s Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a &#039;grave-like opening&#039; (O&#039;Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.<br />
<br />
SAINT&#039;S ISLAND<br />
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.<br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Quay<br />
Townland: SAINTS ISLAND<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG101-001007]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0291]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.6153, -7.8864]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/312">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island Enclosure Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint&#039;s (formerly St. Dabheog&#039;s) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130&#039;s and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick&#039;s Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint&#039;s Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint&#039;s Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid&#039;s Chair. St. Dabheoc&#039;s Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a &#039;grave-like opening&#039; (O&#039;Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.<br />
<br />
SAINT&#039;S ISLAND<br />
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.<br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Enclosure<br />
Townland: SAINTS ISLAND<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG101-001001]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0292]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.6153, -7.8864]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/313">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island Graveyard Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint&#039;s (formerly St. Dabheog&#039;s) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130&#039;s and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick&#039;s Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint&#039;s Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint&#039;s Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid&#039;s Chair. St. Dabheoc&#039;s Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a &#039;grave-like opening&#039; (O&#039;Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.<br />
<br />
SAINT&#039;S ISLAND<br />
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.<br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Graveyard<br />
Townland: SAINTS ISLAND<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG101-001002]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0293]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.6153, -7.8864]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/314">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Saints Island Structure Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Saints Island--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The original monastic settlement is believed to have been located on Saint&#039;s (formerly St. Dabheog&#039;s) Island. This became a priory dependant on the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, Armagh in the 1130&#039;s and was suppressed and abandoned towards the end of the sixteenth century. The chief concern of the monastery was to minister to the needs of the pilgrimages to the cave, known as St. Patrick&#039;s Purgatory, on nearby Station Island. Some sources suggest that the original cave had been located on Saint&#039;s Island and that the pilgrimage was later transferred to its present location (Leslie 1961, 9-10). The Lough Derg pilgrimage was famous throughout Europe in the middle ages and a large literature grew up around it (Curtayne 1962, 160-62). An ancient roadway to the pilgrimage site from the village of Pettigo passes Rathnacross ringfort (DG105-002-) and Templecarn old church and burial ground (DG105-003; DG105-015-). The roadway continues to a point on the SW shore of the lake where a wooden bridge (DG101-002-) connected it to Saint&#039;s Island. Natural boulders projecting from the lake may be the remains of the supports for this bridge. On the SE shore of the lake is a natural L-shaped stone known as St. Brigid&#039;s Chair. St. Dabheoc&#039;s Seat on top of a hill to the S of the lake formerly consisted of a stone seat in front of a &#039;grave-like opening&#039; (O&#039;Connor 1879, 40). The area is now forested and nothing appears to remain of the site.<br />
<br />
SAINT&#039;S ISLAND<br />
The remains here include the W half of a single-banked earthen enclosure (DG101-001001-) c. 20m in diameter. A fosse on the outside is up to 1.5m wide. The interior is uneven and overgrown and the E half appears to have been destroyed by a graveyard (DG101-001002-). This consists of a rectangular area 27m NE-SW x 22.5m. It is enclosed by a drystone wall. The interior is uneven and overgrown. At its centre is an irregular pile of rubble with graveslabs indiscriminately placed on it. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map seems to show this as a rectangular foundation (DG101-001003-). A pathway (DG101-001004-) 44m long formed by two lines of grass-grown stones leads NE to the foundations of another rectangular structure (DG101-001005-). This is 9m E-W and 6.55m wide. It appears to be of drystone construction, the walls up to 1.15m wide and up to .95m high. To the NE of this structure is an enclosure (DG101-001007-) formed by a soil-covered stone wall and seeming to represent the NW quadrant of a circle. The diameter of this feature was greater than 18m. There are several other earthen banks and heaps of rubble, seeming to indicate old field boundaries. There is also an indication of an old quay (DG101-001008-) or landing place at the NE end of the island.<br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Structure<br />
Townland: SAINTS ISLAND<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG101-001001]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0294]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.6153, -7.8864]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/341">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rathnacross Archaeological Survey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lough Derg--Vicinity--Archaeological survey]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Rathnacross (DG105-002001-), a circular area enclosed by a stone and earthen bank c. 0.5m high. A gap in the NE sector affords the only possible site for an entrance. There is a semicircular hollow (2.5m in diam. and 0.8m deep) in the SE quadrant which may have been a modern lime kiln. Near the centre of the site is an oval pit 2m × 1.25m and 0.6m deep. This may mark the site of the &#039;standing stone&#039; marked on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map. This stone no longer survives. It is situated on a high ridge commanding an area of marshy pasture land. Local tradition claims that a termon cross stood within the site and gave it its name. This could possibly be identified with the &#039;standing stone&#039; above. The site is said to have been on the route to the pilgrimage site of Lough Derg. <br />
<br />
The above description was derived from the &#039;Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.&#039; Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Class: Cross<br />
Townland: DRUMAWARK<br />
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O&#039;Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983)]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Archaeological Survey of Ireland]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[22 September 2008]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[DG105-002001-]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Archaological survey summary]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[DD_0321]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[54.581320,-7.814409]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description></rdf:RDF>
