Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	French, Robert, 1841-1917 photographer
Contributors:	Lawrence, William, 1840-1932
In collection:	The Lawrence Photograph Collection
Format:	Photo
Published / Created:	[between 1880-1900].
Subjects:	Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Ireland > Derg, Lough (Donegal) Islands > Ireland > 1880-1900. Pilgrimages > Ireland > 1880-1900. Pilgrims > 1880-1900. Derg, Lough (Donegal, Ireland) > 1880-1900. Donegal (Ireland : County) > 1880-1900. Saint Patrick's Purgatory (Ireland) > 1880-1900. Glass negatives > 1880-1900.
Notes:	Lough Derg lies about 4 miles north of the village of Pettigo in Co. Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher. Station Island, the location of the Pilgrimage is often referred to as Saint Patricks Purgatory or simply Lough Derg. Lough Derg, is one of the oldest places of pilgrimage in the Christian world supposedly dating back to the 6th century and one of the few remaining penitential pilgrimages. Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 negative : glass ; 17 x 22 cm. Geographic Coverage: Lough Derg, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland. more