St Patrick's Purgatory
Ireland /
Donegal /
Ballybofey /
World
/ Ireland
/ Donegal
/ Ballybofey
World / United Kingdom / Northern Ireland
island, cave / caves, retreat centre (spiritual), pilgrimage
Also known as Station Island, site of pilgrimage for over 1,000 years.
Legend: St Patrick entered a cave on the island and deep within could see into Purgatory, an upper level of the Christian Hell.
www.loughderg.org
Legend: St Patrick entered a cave on the island and deep within could see into Purgatory, an upper level of the Christian Hell.
www.loughderg.org
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick's_Purgatory
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°36'31"N 7°52'15"W
- Inch Island (Inis) 57 km
- Árainn Mhór (Aranmore Island) 64 km
- Rathlin Island (Reachlainn) 128 km
- Clare Island / Cliara 166 km
- Achill Island / Acaill 168 km
- Islay 171 km
- Gigha 183 km
- Inishbofin Island (Inis Bó Finne) 190 km
- Garmna (Gorumna Island) 191 km
- Árainn - Inis Mór 207 km
- Lough Derg (Loch Dearg) 1 km
- Pettigo Plateau / Ardchlár Phaiteagó 4.7 km
- Lough Eske (Loch Iascaigh) 15 km
- Bluestack Mountains 23 km
- County Fermanagh 31 km
- County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) 35 km
- Donegal Bay (Bá Dhún na nGall) 40 km
- County Tyrone 43 km
- Glenveagh National Park (Páirc Náisiúnta Ghleann Bheatha) 46 km
- Northwest Donegal Gaeltacht 54 km
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