Lough MacNean
Lough MacNean is a large freshwater lake on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean, the smaller eastern lake, is mainly in County Fermanagh, with a smaller part in County Cavan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lakes in Ireland, on the UK/Republic of Ireland border
- Also known as: “Lough Macnean” and “Lough Macnean Upper”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holywell and Glenfarne.
Holywell
Locality
Holywell is a small village near Belcoo in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townlands of Cavancarragh and Rushin. It had a population of 439 in the 2021 census. It is part of the Fermanagh and Omagh area. Holywell is situated 2 miles east of Lough MacNean.
Glenfarne
Locality
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenfarne or Glenfarn is a village in north County Leitrim, Ireland. It is the site of the original 'Ballroom of Romance', which inspired a short story by William Trevor that was subsequently turned into a television film in a BBC/RTÉ co-production. Glenfarne is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lough MacNean.
Belcoo
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belcoo is a border village historically in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland; these counties have been abolished and it's now part of Omagh and Fermanagh District.
Lough MacNean
- Categories: group of lakes and body of water
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Lough MacNean” goes by many names.
- Basque: “MacNean aintzira”
- French: “Lough MacNean”
- Irish: “Loch Mac nÉan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough MacNean”
- Turkish: “Lough MacNean”
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