Lough Forbes

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Lough Forbes
Loch Foirbis (Irish)
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Lough Forbes
Location County Longford/County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates 53°46′53″N7°52′39″W / 53.781322°N 7.877494°W / 53.781322; -7.877494
Primary inflows River Shannon
Primary outflows River Shannon
Basin  countries Ireland
Surface area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Surface elevation40 m (130 ft)
Islands Long Island, Sallow Island
Settlements Newtown Forbes

Lough Forbes (Irish : Loch Foirbis) [1] is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in Ireland. It is on the border of counties Longford and Roscommon, west of the village of Newtownforbes. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Loch Foirbis/Lough Forbes". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Lough Forbes Complex SAC".


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