History Channel, Again!

Over 2 million viewers watched the premier of the History Channel's two-hour documentary, “Gates of Hell” on Tuesday, August 17. It is now scheduled to air again this Saturday, August 28th at 5 pm. If you missed the first showing, please be sure to catch the repeat!

The show has been called lurid, scary and repetitious. Sounds like Hell to me.

The part on St. Patrick’s Purgatory is toward the end and is well done and thoughtful, despite some of the dramatic, cinematic effects.

Please tune in!

St. Patrick’s Purgatory on the History Channel

The site of the original cave
known as St. Patrick's Purgatory,
long believed to be an
entrance to the otherworld.

Watch for the History Channel's two-hour documentary, “Gates of Hell.” It premiers Tuesday, August 17, at 8:00 PM. It includes interviews of me discussing St. Patrick’s Purgatory on Lough Derg, Ireland while on a visit to the site in June. My related book, The Pilgrim’s Way to St. Patrick’s Purgatory, has just been published by Italica Press.

“Gates of Hell” explores six places across the globe believed to be actual entrances into Hell. They include a volcano in Iceland, a cave in the jungles of Central America, a lake of fire in Africa, Lago Averno outside Naples, a pagan sacred site in Greece, and St. Patrick’s Purgatory in Ireland. According to ancient myth and legend, each is a passage to the infernal otherworld. Even today, some believe they are still portals. They share striking similarities. The History Channel visits these locations, and along the way, reveals how the St. Patrick’s Purgatory is related to these other sites and how the concept of Hell emerged in history and why it still evokes such fascination today.

Please tune in!

Here's an over-the-top promo from the History Channel.