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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.
Lake islands of Ireland (2 C, 7 P) R. Reservoirs in Ireland (2 C) Pages in category "Lakes of Ireland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Reservoirs in the Republic of Ireland (9 P) C. Lakes of County Cavan (11 P) Lakes of County Clare (15 P) ... Pages in category "Lakes of the Republic of Ireland"
Lough Neagh, in Ulster, [21] is the largest lake in Ireland and Britain with an area of 392 km 2 (151 sq mi). The largest lake in the Republic of Ireland is Lough Corrib 176 km 2 (68 sq mi). Other large lakes, besides the three major Shannon examples, include the two linked lakes known as Lough Erne, Lough Mask and Lough Corrib, and Lough Conn ...
Lough Neagh (/ l ɒ x ˈ n eɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha(x)]) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the British Isles. It has a surface area of 148 square miles (383 square kilometres) [4] and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide.
The lakes sit in a low valley some 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. [1] They are surrounded by the rugged slopes of MacGillycuddy's Reeks.Notable mountains in the range include Carrauntoohil, which, at 1,038 metres (3,406 ft) is Ireland's highest mountain, Purple Mountain, at 832 metres (2,730 ft), Mangerton Mountain, at 843 metres (2,766 ft), and Torc Mountain, at 535 metres (1,755 ft).
It is the third-biggest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh and Lough Corrib) and the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland. It is a long, narrow lake, with shores in counties Clare (south-west), Galway (north-west), and Tipperary (to the east). It is the southernmost of three large lakes on the River Shannon; the others being ...
Lough Ree (Irish: Loch Rí), [1] translated to English as King's Lake or King Lake, [citation needed] is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the ...
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