Lough Derravaragh
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Lough Derravaragh Loch Dairbhreach |
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| Geographical location | Westmeath ( Ireland ) | |
| Tributaries | River Inny | |
| Drain | River Inny | |
| Location close to the shore | Mullingar | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Lough Derravaragh ( Irish Loch Dairbhreach ) is a lake in County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland .
General
The lake is north of Mullingar , between Castlepollard , Collinstown , Crookedwood and Multyfarnham . On the southeastern shore of the lake is the Knockeyon, one of the highest peaks of Westmeath at 214 m. The inflow and outflow is the River Inny , which comes from Lough Sheelin and continues to flow to the Shannon .
Lough Derravaragh is a National Habitat Area of Ireland. Due to the extensive moorland on its banks and the mineral-rich water, there is a great diversity of fauna and flora. The lake is a center of fishing for trout and other water sports (canoeing).
To the east of the lake, in the hills of Ranaghan, are ring forts from the Stone Age .
Legend
In the short story Oidheadh Chlainne Lir ("The Tale of the Children of Lir") it is reported that King Lir's four children had to spend 300 years as swans on Lough Derravaragh, then another 300 years in the waters of the Strait of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland and finally another 300 years on the Atlantic before they are redeemed.
literature
- John Waddell: The prehistoric archeology of Ireland . Galway University Press, Galway 1998, ISBN 1869857399 .
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .