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Ducks on Lough Leane. Lough Leane is approximately 19 square kilometres (4,700 acres) in size. [5] It is also the largest body of fresh water in the region. [6] It has become eutrophic as a result of phosphates from agricultural and domestic pollution entering Lough Leane Reedbed, an important habitat on the edge of Lough Leane.
Lough Leane. Lough Leane (from Irish Loch Léin 'lake of learning') [3] is the largest and northernmost of the three lakes, approximately 19 square kilometres (4,700 acres) in size. [4] It is also the largest body of fresh water in the region. [5] The River Laune drains Lough Leane to the north-west towards Killorglin and into Dingle Bay.
Lough Lene (Irish: Loch Léinn) is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore.. It has a rich and varied history, including several prehistoric burial sites, old ruins, a number of ancient village-type communal circular dwellings locally called ringforts, stiles, and mass paths.
The Annals of Inisfallen, a record of the early history of Ireland as it was known by the monks, was written in the monastery from the 11th to 13th centuries. [4] It is thought that the monastery gave rise to the name Lough Leane, which means "Lake of Learning". [14]
Ross Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Rois) is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. [1] It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, [2] later associated with the Brownes of Killarney.
Innisfallen (/ ˌ ɪ n ɪ s ˈ f æ l ən / IN-iss-FAL-ən) [1] or Inishfallen (from Irish: Inis Faithlinn [ˈɪnʲəʃ ˈfˠah(ə)lʲən̠ʲ], [1] meaning 'Faithlinn's island') is an island in Lough Leane; one of the three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Innisfallen is home to the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey. View of Innisfallen (W ...