List of Irish Loughs
Map with the mountains, lakes, rivers and other geological features of Ireland ( larger version ).
The list of Irish loughs refers to the island of Ireland .
The word lough (pronunciation [ lɒx ] or [ lɒk ]) comes from Irish (there: loch [ lɔx ]) and means lake . It corresponds with it the usual designation in Scotland loch .
There are many lakes in Ireland. Most of them are called lough . The list includes those loughs that are of geographical, geological or historical importance.
Fishing boats on Lough Corrib
Freshwater loughs
- Lough Allen , County Leitrim
- Lough Arrow , County Sligo
- Lough Carra , County Mayo
- Lough Conn , County Mayo
- Lough Corrib , County Galway largest in the Republic of Ireland .
- Lough Dan , County Wicklow
- Lough Derg (Donegal) , County Donegal
- Lough Derg (Shannon) , second largest in the republic
- Lough Derravaragh , County Westmeath
- Lough Ennell , County Westmeath
- Lough Erne , two lakes: Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne , County Fermanagh
- Lough Eske , County Donegal
- Lough Finn , County Donegal
- Lough Gowna , County Cavan and County Longford
- Lough Glenveagh , County Donegal
- Lough Gur , County Limerick
- Lough Key , County Roscommon
- Lough Leane , County Kerry
- Lough Lene , County Westmeath
- Lough Mask , County Mayo
- Lough Neagh , Northern Ireland - largest lake in the UK
- Lough Oughter , County Cavan
- Lough Owel , County Westmeath
- Lough Ramor , County Cavan, near Virginia City, Ireland
- Lough Ree , County Westmeath, County Longford, and County Roscommon
- Lough Ross , Counties Armagh and Counties Monaghan
- Lough Rynn , County Leitrim
- Lough Sheelin , County Westmeath and County Cavan
- Lough Sillan , County Cavan, near Shercock
Brackish water loughs
- Lady's Island Lake , County Wexford
- Tacumshin Lake , County Wexford
- Loch Muiridhe , County Clare
Saltwater Loughs
- Belfast Lough
- Carlingford Lough
- Lough Foyle
- Larne Lough
- Lough Swilly
- Lough Hyne
- Strangford Lough
- Hole at Aibhnin , County Galway
- Dundrum Bay (Inner) (Loch Rudhraighe)
- Galway Bay (Loch Lurgain)
- Roaringwater Bay (Loch Trasna)
- Shannon Estuary (Loch Luimnigh)
- Lough Mahon
- Lough Beg
- Castlemaine Harbor (Loch na dTrí gCaol)
- Wexford Harbor (Loch Garman)