Place: Station Island

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The Islands of Ireland: Island of saints and eagles

There is something magical about embarking on a boat trip into the past where for part of your journey there is almost nothing modern in the scene before you apart from the bow of the boat, writes Dan MacCarthy.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

The lost Gaeltacht of Lower Manhattan

The yellow cabs tick downtown in the rain,                                                            sparked electrons in the bright-lit veins.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2014

The route to spirituality

Tóchar — Walking Ireland’s Ancient Pilgrim Paths

Sat, 26 Oct, 2013

Pilgrims progress on island of self-denial

It was a folk fact that any poor divil with a drink problem would go to Lough Derg, doing a double pilgrimage of six days of barefoot starvation, to prove he could beat his demon.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2013

Wind farm at pilgrimage site rejected

Heritage campaigners today backed a decision to block the building of a wind farm overlooking the pilgrimage island of Lough Derg in Co Donegal.

Tue, 15 Feb, 2005