St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patr
View of Station Island from the shore of Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland
Chapel, bell tower and penitential beds on Station Island. The bell tower stands on a mound that is the site of the original cave.
"Patrick the Pilgrim" statue near the dock for the ferry to Station Island
The Most Rev. Miler Magrath was a senior-ranking Irish prelate born in Carn, in the Gaelic tĂșath of Fermanagh in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. He came from a family of hereditary historian