Destruction of Built Heritage

The History and Suppression of Lough Derg

The suppression of the pilgrimage

"The pilgrimage was again resumed"

"The pilgrimage was suppressed and the cave destroyed"

Timeline: 1632

Timeline: 1680

A 1603 description of Lough Derg

"A melancholy silence shrouded the scene"

"On prizing up a few loose stones, one exposes heaps of enormous bluebell bulbs, white and skull-like in shape"

"The shaft on which this iron cross is set is precious, for it was salvaged from the lake"

"You will find instead only stumps, bumps, and conquering armies of weeds, cruel in their strength"

"An ominous cloud appeared in the north"

"Tradition, when jealously guarded and carefully handed down is a reliable source of information"

Destroying Station Island