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This is a list of loughs in Ireland.
The word "lough" comes from the Old Irish: Loch meaning "Lake". It is equivalent to a Scottish loch.
There are many minor bodies of water in Ireland, the majority of which are named loughs. The list below contains only those loughs that are of geographic, geological or historical importance.
[edit] Freshwater loughs
- Lough Allen, County Leitrim
- Lough Arrow, County Sligo
- Lough Carra, County Mayo
- Lough Conn, County Mayo
- Lough Corrib, County Galway (south of Lough Mask) – second-largest in Ireland, largest in the Republic.
- Lough Dan, County Wicklow
- Lough Derg, two lakes: one on the River Shannon – the third-largest in Ireland (second in the Republic); and a smaller one in County Donegal.
- 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 Lene, County Westmeath]
- Lough Mask, County Mayo (north of Lough Corrib)
- Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland – the largest lake in Britain and Ireland
- Lough Oughter, County Cavan
- Lough Owel, County Westmeath
- Lough Ramor County Cavan, beside the town of Virginia
- Lough Ree, County Westmeath, County Longford and County Roscommon
- Lough Ross, County Armagh and County Monaghan
- Lough Rynn, County Leitrim
- Lough Sheelin, County Westmeath and County Cavan
- Lough Sillan, County Cavan, near Shercock
[edit] Brackish loughs
[edit] Sea loughs
[edit] See also
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