Suppression

The monk of Eymstadt

The History and Suppression of Lough Derg

The suppression of the pilgrimage

"Here where thy saints have trod"

"The pilgrimage was again resumed"

"The pilgrimage was suppressed and the cave destroyed"

"Two islands which have made it famous"

Timeline: 1638

Timeline: 1680

Timeline: 1704

The Friary

A 1603 description of Lough Derg

The Franciscans

"The Church never relinquished her hold upon the one grey rock"

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

Destroying Station Island

The seizure of Purgatory