Lough Derg (Donegal)

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Lough Derg (Donegal) is a small lake in County Donegal, Ireland, renowned as a historic Catholic pilgrimage site centered on St Patrick’s Purgatory.

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Lough Derg (Donegal) canonical 1
Lough Derg, County Donegal 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
pilgrimage site
associatedWith Saint Patrick
legend of St Patrick’s Purgatory
country Ireland
diocese Diocese of Clogher
distinctFrom Lough Derg (Shannon)
linked to: Lough Derg
hasApproximateArea about 8.9 square kilometres
hasApproximateElevation about 150 metres above sea level
hasChapel Blessed Sacrament Chapel
St Brigid’s Chapel
St Mary’s Chapel
St Patrick’s Basilica
hasFeature St Patrick’s Cross
basilica on Station Island
holy well
penitential beds
hasIrishName Loch Dearg
hasIsland Ravens Island
Saints Island
Station Island
hasNotableSite St Patrick’s Purgatory
heritageStatus historic pilgrimage site
knownFor Catholic pilgrimage
St Patrick’s Purgatory pilgrimage
penitential retreat
locatedIn County Donegal
Republic of Ireland
Ulster
locatedOn River Derg
nameMeaning red lake
nearBorder County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
nearSettlement Pettigo
pilgrimageDuration three-day pilgrimage
pilgrimagePractice all-night vigil
barefoot walking
fasting
praying at penitential beds
pilgrimageSeason summer
pilgrimageType penitential pilgrimage
religiousOrderInCharge Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher
linked to: Diocese of Clogher
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism

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County Donegal containsLake Lough Derg (Donegal)
St. Patrick's Purgatory locatedInBodyOfWater Lough Derg, County Donegal
linked to: Lough Derg (Donegal)