List of Irish loughs
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This is a list of Irish loughs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of 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.
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[edit] Freshwater loughs
- Lough Allen, County Leitrim
- Lough Arrow, County Sligo
- Lough Carra, County Mayo
- Lough Conn, County Mayo
- Lough Corrib, County Galway (below 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
- Lough Gowna, County Cavan and County Longford
- Lough Gur, County Limerick
- Lough Key, County Roscommon
- Lough Lene, County Westmeath
- Lough Mask, County Mayo (above Lough Corrib)
- Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland – the largest lake in Ireland and also the entire United Kingdom
- Lough Oughter, County Cavan
- Lough Owel, County Westmeath
- Lough Ree, County Westmeath, County Longford and County Roscommon
- Lough Ramor County Cavan, beside the town of Virginia
- Lough Rynn, County Leitrim
- Lough Sheelin, County Westmeath and County Cavan
[edit] Brackish loughs
- Lady's Island Lake Loch Tóchair
- Tacumshin Lake Loch Theach Cuimsin
- Loch Muiridhe, County Clare
[edit] Sea loughs
- Belfast Lough
- Carlingford Lough
- Lough Foyle
- Larne Lough
- Lough Swilly
- Lough Hyne
- Strangford Lough
- Loch an Aibhnín, County Galway
- Dundrum Bay (Inner) (Loch Rudhraighe)
- Galway Bay (Loch Lurgain)
- Roaringwater Bay (Loch Trasna)
- Shannon Estuary (Loch Luimnigh)
- Lough Mahon
- Lough Beg
- Castlemaine Harbour (Loch na dTrí gCaol)
- Wexford Harbour (Loch Garman)
