Lough Derg - Station Island
St. Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg, is among the oldest centers of Christian Pilgrimage in Western Europe, supposedly dating back to the sixth century. Lough Derg lies about four miles north of the village of Pettigo in County Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher. Station Island, the location of the Pilgrimage, is often referred to as "Saint Patrick’s Purgatory" or simply "Lough Derg."
Lough Derg and Station Island
Station Island 1666
Station Island 1876
Station Island 1886
Station Island 2009
Station Island Basilica 2009
Station Island Penitential Beds 2009
Station Island Pilgrims
Station Island Pilgrims at some Penitential Beds
More Station Island Pilgrims at some Penitential Beds
Station Island Ruins
Images specific to the poem
A bow saw
A toy shell grotto
A pillar used for flagellation