Oorid Lough
Oorid Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Galway
- Also known as: “Oorid”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Binn Mhór.
Binn Mhór
Peak
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Binn Mhór is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres, it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Binn Mhór is situated 4 km north of Oorid Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recess and Maum.
Recess
Village
Recess is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Its official name is in Irish, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, who lived there… Recess is situated 7 km west of Oorid Lough.
Maum
Locality
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Mám is a small Gaeltacht village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Maum is situated 8 km northeast of Oorid Lough.
Camus
Village
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Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh. Camus is situated 9 km southeast of Oorid Lough.
Oorid Lough
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Oorid Lough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oorid Lough”
- Turkish: “Oorid Lough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maam Cross and Gortmore.
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Highlights include Shannavara and Lough Shindilla.
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