Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin is a lake in the northwest of the island of Ireland on the border between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh. It is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Ireland between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh
- Also known as: “Loch Meilbhe”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckode and Garrison.
Buckode
Hamlet
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckode is a small village and townland in County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies south of Lough Melvin on the R281 regional road. Buckode is situated 3 km west of Lough Melvin.
Garrison
Village
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garrison is a village near Lough Melvin in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Roogagh River runs through the village. In the 2021 census it had a population of 411 people. It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district. Garrison is situated 5 km east of Lough Melvin.
Rossinver
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rossinver or Rosinver is a small village in north County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is home to a retired monastery of the same name and is at the southern shore of Lough Melvin, home to two rare species of trout – the Gillaroo and the Sonaghan – as well as the common brown trout. Rossinver is situated 6 km southeast of Lough Melvin.
Lough Melvin
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lough Melvin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Lough Melvin” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Melvin aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Lough Melvin”
- Dutch: “Lough Melvin”
- French: “Loch Meilbhe”
- French: “Lough Melvin”
- Irish: “Loch Meilbhe”
- Irish: “Lough Melvin”
- Japanese: “メルヴィン湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough Melvin”
- Russian: “Лох-Мелвин”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Meilbhe”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Lough Melvin”
- Turkish: “Lough Melvin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bridgetown and Askill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inishkeen and Inishtemple.
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