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- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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- William Frederick Wakeman (1822-1900), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Lough Derg Pilgrim PathOfficial walking route · 225 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Lough Derg Pilgrim Path is nine kilometres of easy walking where people go to find peace and get blisters instead. It’s a loop, so the suffering comes back around to you. Get there early and have it all to yourself, unless they’re meditating nearby.
Patrick the PilgrimMemorial · 250 ydExplorer Tom Patrick the Pilgrim is a memorial that’s clearly been on a long journey to get here. St. Patrick’s Purgatory is in the background, which suggests this guy had some serious spiritual homework to do. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.
post box869 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Station Island is a cast-iron pillar from around 1940 with a shallow domed cap and fluted rim. It’s not in use anymore, just standing there looking like a very fancy garden post. Give it a gentle tap.
St. Mary’s Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 871 ydExplorer Tom St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Station Island is a simple Gothic Revival gem from 1870 with polychromatic masonry that looks like it was painted by a drunk artist. It’s got pointed arches and ashlar stone that give it a dappled appearance, which is very fancy for a small island church.
The Water StationWayside shrine · 894 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom The Water Station is a wayside shrine in County Donegal. It’s probably where you’d stop to fill your flask, both physically and spiritually. I imagine it was the local refuelling point for anyone on a long, thirsty walk through the hills.
Stone sculpture in Station IslandStone sculpture · 895 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom This Stone sculpture in Station Island is basically a tiny fragment of wrought stone lying on the ground. It’s one of several bits and bobs from the old monastic settlement that got swallowed by the modern basilica, but finding this small piece feels like spotting a puzzle bit left behind after everyone else has gone.
Station IslandIsland · 906 ydExplorer Tom Station Island is the Lough Derg pilgrimage island; the older monastery island is its neighbour, Saints Island. The traditional pilgrimage lasts three days. I would want the current dates and a proper booking sorted before I packed, because a lake crossing deserves more planning than my usual wandering.
The CloisterGarden · 913 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom The Cloister in County Donegal is probably where monks went to complain about the canteen food. I bet they hid extra biscuits under the floorboards just to be spiteful. Count the crows, then count again and panic slightly.
Saints IslandIsland · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Saints Island sounds like the place to land for the Lough Derg pilgrimage, but that is Station Island next door. This island held the early monastery; Lough Derg calls it overgrown and inaccessible. Even my map needs the two islands kept straight.
CrockkinnagoeMountain / peak · 2.1 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Crockkinnagoe has that name that sounds like a sneeze caught in the throat. It’s probably full of bogs you can’t see until it’s too late. Linger, it’s not going anywhere and neither should you eventually.
Ardmore HillMountain / peak · 2.8 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Ardmore Hill is doing its best to look important in County Donegal, but let's be honest, it's just a hill with a big ego. It probably thinks it's guarding something sacred, or maybe just a lost sheep that wandered off years ago. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll, if you ask me.
Bannadoo TrailWalking route · 4.1 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Bannadoo Trail has caught my eye in County Tyrone. I bet a walking route with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
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