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Lough Meelagh () is a
freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...
lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north
County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
.


Geography

Lough Meelagh measures about long and wide. It lies about west of
Drumshanbo Drumshanbo (, ridge of the old huts) is a small town situated in the heart of County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Drumshanbo is surrounded by a scenic area of soft rolling hills, woodlands, lakes and the Sliabh an Iarainn and Arigna mo ...
, near the village of
Keadue Keadue, officially Keadew (), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo. Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Ca ...
. The
Kilronan Castle Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Ireland, from the village of Ballyfarnon. The house, originally constructed c.1820, was ...
estate occupies the western shore of the lake.


Natural history

Fish species in Lough Meelagh include
perch Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus ''Perca'', which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (''P. fluviatilis'') ...
, roach, pike, and the critically endangered
European eel The European eel (''Anguilla anguilla'') is a species of eel. Their life history was a mystery for thousands of years, and mating in the wild has not yet been observed. The five stages of their development were originally thought to be differe ...
.


See also

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List of loughs in Ireland This is an alphabetical list of loughs (lakes) on the island of Ireland. It also shows a table of the largest loughs. The word ''loch, lough'' is pronounced like ''loch'' () and comes from the Irish language, Irish ''loch'', meaning ''lake''. Acc ...


References

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Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Hi ...
, access-date = 11 October 2022
{{cite web , url = http://wfdfish.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Meelagh_report_2014.pdf , title = Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive: Lough Meelagh , publisher =
Inland Fisheries Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI; ) is a state agency in Ireland responsible for fisheries management of freshwater fish and coastal fish within 12 nautical miles of the shore. A separate agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, is responsible for sea fisheri ...
, date = Aug 2014 , access-date = 1 January 2016
{{cite web , url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/110088 , title = Loch Míolach/Lough Meelagh , work = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) , publisher = Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and
Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...
, access-date = 30 January 2020
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