Lough Owel
Lough Owel is a mesotrophic lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath. It has a maximum depth of 21 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Westmeath, Ireland
- Also known as: “Lough Houel” and “Lough Ouel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Island, Lough Owel and St Brigids Well.
St Brigids Well
Spring
Photo: Bridget Neville, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Brigids Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Lough Owel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mullingar and Multyfarnham.
Mullingar
Mullingar is the county town of County Westmeath, with a population of 23,000 in 2022. It has nearby lakes for recreation and a grand mansion with a disturbing history.
Multyfarnham
Village
Multyfarnham is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 11.7 kilometres north of Mullingar. Multyfarnham is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. Multyfarnham is situated 7 km north of Lough Owel.
Ballinea
Village
Ballinea or Ballina, is a village and townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is 5 km west of Mullingar town centre, on the R390 road. The Royal Canal flows through the village, with the Ballinea Bridge being used to cross to the western side. Ballinea is situated 7 km south of Lough Owel.
Lough Owel
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lough Owel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Lough Owel” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Owel aintzira”
- Catalan: “Llac Owel”
- Cebuano: “Lough Owel”
- Chinese: “奥维利湖”
- Chinese: “奧維利湖”
- Czech: “Lough Owel”
- Dutch: “Lough Owel”
- French: “Lough Owel”
- French: “Lough Owell”
- German: “Lough Owel”
- Irish: “Loch Uail”
- Italian: “Lough Owel”
- Japanese: “オーウェル湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough Owel”
- Turkish: “Lough Owel”
- Venetian: “Lough Owel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Irishtown and Rathgowan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portloman and Clonhugh Station.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lough Owel”. Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.