List of loughs in Ireland

This article is a list of loughs on the island of Ireland. The word lough is pronounced loc and comes from the Irish loch, meaning lake.

The list below contains only those loughs that are of geographic, geological or historical importance. The list includes loughs that are situated within Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Those partly or wholly within Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Largest

Lough Area (km²) Location
1 Lough Neagh* 388 Ulster
2 Lough Corrib 200 Galway and Mayo
3 Lough Derg (Shannon) 118 Munster

Freshwater loughs

Brackish loughs

Main article: Brackish water

Turloughs

Main article: Turlough (lake)

Sea loughs

Fjords

Reservoirs

See also
 
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