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Glencar Waterfall
Waterfall
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Editor's Notes
Tumbling 15 metres into a mossy, fern-draped pool above Glencar Lough in County Leitrim, Glencar Waterfall was immortalised by W. B. Yeats in 'The Stolen Child' — 'Where the wandering water gushes / From the hills above Glen-Car'. A short boardwalk leads from the road to the falls.
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Weather at Glencar Waterfall
H: 59° L: 49°
Patchy rain nearby
55°
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Feels like 49°
Precipitation
61%
Humidity
73%
Wind
12 mph
UV Index
1.7
Water Conditions:
🥶Too cold for most swimmers🌧️Rain expected
12 AM
50°
3 AM
50°
6 AM
49°
9 AM
54°
12 PM
57°
3 PM
59°
6 PM
57°
9 PM
52°
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- Where is Glencar Waterfall?
- Glencar Waterfall is a waterfall in Ulster.
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