Lough Eidin

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Lough Eidin
Loch Éidin (Irish)
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View of the lough from Carrick-on-Shannon Golf Club.
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Lough Eidin
Location County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates 53°57′52″N8°08′36″W / 53.964327°N 8.143352°W / 53.964327; -8.143352
Primary inflows Boyle River
Primary outflows River Shannon
Basin  countries Ireland
Surface area2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Surface elevation43 m (141 ft)
Islands Inishatirra
Settlements Carrick-on-Shannon

Lough Eidin, also known as Drumharlow Lake or Lough Drumharlow, is a lake in Ireland, located west of Carrick-on-Shannon. It is located on the Boyle River just above its junction with the Shannon. [1]

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Wildlife

Roach, bream, brown trout and rudd are the main fish. [2] [3]

There are extensive callows on the shoreline, which is proposed as a Natural Heritage Area. A flock of Greenland white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons flavirostris) feed there. [4]

Regattas

A regatta was held on this lake in 1895, but the regatta was not repeated because the lake was too small.

See also

References

  1. The Shannon Guide, (Dublin,1970), Boyle River
  2. Dave. "Three Men in a Boat - Active Irish Angling".
  3. "Drumharlow Lake - Cruise Shannon - Cruise Ireland - Boat Holiday : Discover the Shannon". Cruise Shannon - Cruise Ireland - Boat Holiday : Discover the Shannon.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)