Water Destinations in Ireland
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Lough Gill
Lough Gill (; Irish: Loch Gile, meaning 'bright lake') is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.
Powerscourt Waterfall
Powerscourt Waterfall (Irish: Eas Chonaill) is the second highest waterfall in Ireland at 121 metres (397 ft) high, it is located at the base of Glensoulan on the River Dargle near Enniskerry, County Wicklow. Powerscourt is overlooked by the peaks of Djouce (725 metres (2,379 ft)) and Maulin (570 metres (1,870 ft)), and flows continuously all year in a horsetail-fan pattern. The waterfall is part of the Powerscourt Estate, with tickets for the public available 363 days a year.
Lough Owel
Lough Owel (Irish: Loch Uail) is a mesotrophic lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath. It has a maximum depth of 21 metres (69 ft). Water from Lough Owel feeds the Royal Canal, a canal crossing Ireland from Dublin to the River Shannon.
Dromore Lough
Dromore Lough (Irish: Loch Dhrom Mór) is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in County Clare.
Burrow Beach
Burrow Beach, also known as the Hole in the Wall locally, is a beach in Sutton, in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. It neighbours Claremont Beach by Howth village, and, across the water (the exit of the inlet of Baldoyle Bay), Portmarnock Strand. It is served by a lifeguard during the summer months and is a green flag beach.
Ballyallia Lough
Ballyalla Lake, also known as Ballyallia Lough, is a small lake on the River Fergus, north of the town of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. It covers an area of 308 hectares (760 acres), it is an important site for waterbirds, and has been recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. It is protected by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service as a wildfowl sanctuary, meaning that shooting game birds is not allowed at the lake.
Barley Cove
Barleycove or Barley Cove (Irish: Bá na hEornan, meaning 'bay of the barley') is a bay and beach in County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. It is situated close to Mizen Head on the Mizen Peninsula, with Crookhaven or Goleen being the nearest villages. The beach is part of an area designated as one of several Special Areas of Conservation in Ireland (or SACs) under the European Union's Habitats Directive, due to the variety of wildlife and habitats in the sand dunes.
Lough Ballynakill
Ballynakill Lough is a lake in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The lake is fed by a short stream connected to the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Tooreen Bog is located on the lakes south coast.
Lough Gara
Lough Gara (Irish: Loch Uí Ghadhra) is a lake in counties Sligo and Roscommon, Ireland. It is an Important Bird Area protecting 1,788 ha of which most (1,742 ha) is designated as a Ramsar Site (a wetland having international importance under the Ramsar Convention).
Lough Allua
Lough Allua (Irish: Locha Lua) is a freshwater lake in County Cork with an area of 1.36 km² located beside Inchigeelagh and forms part of the River Lee.
Lough Carra
Lough Carra (Irish: Loch Ceara) is a marl lake of 4,000 acres (16 km2), in County Mayo, Ireland, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Castlebar. It is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) long and varies in width from 400 yards (370 m) to one mile (1.6 km). The average depth is 6 feet (1.8 m), with a maximum of 60.
Lough Feeagh
Lough Feeagh (Irish: Loch Fíoch) is a freshwater lake in County Mayo, Ireland. It is the largest of the lakes in the Burrishoole catchment, which consists of seven lakes and interconnecting rivers and streams. Lough Feeagh is one of the lakes observed and studied by the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON).
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