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Lough Arrow (Irish: Loch Arbhach) [6] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. This large, scenic lake covers an area of 12.47 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi) and lies mostly in County Sligo with a smaller part in County Roscommon .
Carrowkeel is a cluster of passage tombs in south County Sligo, Ireland.They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic era. [2] The monuments are on the Bricklieve Hills (An Bricshliabh, 'the speckled hills'), overlooking Lough Arrow, and are sometimes called the Bricklieve tombs. [3]
Ballynary (Irish: Baile an Fharaidh, meaning 'townland of the fodder') [1] is a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in south County Sligo, Ireland. Ballynary was the ancestral seat of the O'Higgins family (or Ó hUiginn in Irish ) for 700 years, [ 2 ] until they were forced off their lands in 1654 by Oliver Cromwell .
The word lough is pronounced like loch (/ l ɒ k, l ɒ x /) and comes from the Irish loch, meaning lake. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are an estimated 12,000 lakes in the Republic of Ireland, covering an area of more than 1,200 square kilometres. [1] The largest lough, by area, in Ireland is Lough Neagh.
The estate dates from the 18th century when it was developed by the La Touche family, and then by the Guinness family from 1937 to its sale in 2019. [3] The estate was the location of several films (e.g. Braveheart in 1995), and television series (e.g. Vikings from 2013), as well as visits by notable artists and musicians (e.g. the Beatles and ...
Lough Key (Irish: Loch Cé) is a lake in Ireland. It is in the northwest of County Roscommon , northeast of the town of Boyle . The lough is believed to be named after a mythical figure named Cé.
Lough Derravaragh (Irish: Loch Dairbhreach) is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, north of Mullingar between Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Multyfarnham. Lough Derravaragh sits on the River Inny which flows from Lough Sheelin on its way to the River Shannon .
One of the finest examples of the Irish High cross in Ulster, can be found in the parish of Ardboe and is located on a small hillock close to the shores of Lough Neagh. Ardboe High Cross , which dates to the 9th/10th century, is all that now remains of a 6th-century monastery, which was established by Saint Colman mac Aed . [ 1 ]