Further Reading
- Cunningham, John B. Lough Derg, Legendary Pilgrimage. Monaghan, Ireland: R. & S. Printers, 1984. A history of Lough Derg and its institutions.
- Flynn, Laurence J. Lough Derg, County Donegal: St. Patrick's Purgatory. :, 1987. A brief, illustrated history.
- Harbison, Peter, and Joss Lynam. Lough Derg: The Shore by Saints Island, Co. Donegal. The Heritage Council of Ireland. Kilkenny: Heritage Council, 2004. A walking guide along the old pilgrim's path around the southern shore of Lough Derg.
- Haren, Michael, and Yolande de Pontfarcy, eds. The Medieval Pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg and the European Tradition. Enniskillen: Clogher Historical Society, 1988. A collection of important essays.
- Gardiner, Eileen. Visions of Heaven and Hell before Dante. New York: Italica Press, 1989. Includes text of the ”Vision of Owein,“ based on the version in Roger of Wendover's Chronicle, plus other related visions.
- Gardiner, Eileen. The Pilgrim's Way to St. Patrick's Purgatory. New York: Italica Press, 2010. Lays out a route for the modern pilgrim from Dublin to Lough Derg, visiting the important medieval monuments along the route, with full descriptions of Station and Saints Islands.
- Leslie, Shane, ed. Saint Patrick’s Purgatory: A Record from History and Literature. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1932; rpt. Dublin: Colm O Lochlainn, at the Sign of the Three Candles, 1961. An early and thorough study by the man who owned the lake and surrounding property.
- McGuinness, Joseph. Saint Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Derg. Dublin: Columba Press, 2000. A history of the site.
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