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Saint Bridget's Chair
Caption: "Saint Bridget's Chair stands close to the water's edge, and which, it is said, whoever once sits, is ever after preserved from accident and sudden death."
The ferry to Lough Derg
Frontispiece etching of the waiting pilgrims and ferry boats to Station Island from the south shore of Lough Derg
Historical Traditions
A folklore account of St. Patrick and the salmon of Lough Derg
Rathnacross Fairy Fort
"There is a circular fence of earth on top of a hill in the school district. It is known as Rathnacross and is situated in the townland of Drumawark.
There is a hole in the middle of it where a Celtic cross stood but it is broken now and the…
There is a hole in the middle of it where a Celtic cross stood but it is broken now and the…
The source of the River Termon
"There is a good deal of land [in the disctrict of Cullion] which is mountainous and some good land for the potato crop. There is a small wood growing in it. There is one river and a lake in the mountainous part. The river is the Termon river which…
Sibby's moat
"There is a moat or mound in the townland of Cullion where a woman named Sabina did penance on the way to Lough Derg. She used to sleep on this mound the night before she went no matter whether the weather was wet or dry. It is still called Sibby's…