Lough Sheelin
Lough Sheelin, in standard Irish Loch Síleann, is a limestone freshwater lough in central Ireland. The lake is a part of the River Inny course, and ultimately of the Shannon system.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountnugent and Finnea.
Mountnugent
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountnugent, or Mount Nugent, historically known as Dalysbridge, is a village and townland in southern County Cavan, Ireland. The village is on the R154 regional road, at a river crossing near Lough Sheelin. Mountnugent is situated 4½ km northeast of Lough Sheelin.
Finnea
Village
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Finnea, also Finea, is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is on the border with County Cavan, on the R394 road. The village is very roughly 25 km from each of Mullingar, Cavan town and Longford town. Finnea is situated 5 km southwest of Lough Sheelin.
Kilnaleck
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilnaleck is a village in County Cavan, Ireland on the R154 regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when, in 1879, some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed nearby. Kilnaleck is situated 7 km north of Lough Sheelin.
Lough Sheelin
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Westmeath, Midlands Region, Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Lough Sheelin” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sheelin aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Lough Sheelin”
- Czech: “Lough Sheelin”
- Dutch: “Lough Sheelin”
- French: “Lough Sheelin”
- German: “Lough Sheelin”
- Irish: “Loch Síleann”
- Irish: “Loch Síodh Linn”
- Italian: “Lough Sheelin”
- Japanese: “シーリン湖”
- Polish: “Lough Sheelin”
- Turkish: “Lough Sheelin”
- Venetian: “Lough Sheelin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballymachugh and Summerville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mullach Min and Lough Kinale.
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