Lough Meelagh
Lough Meelagh is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Roscommon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilronan Castle and Arigna Mining Experience.
Kilronan Castle
Castle
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Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in 40 acres of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Ireland, 2 kilometres from the village of Ballyfarnon.
Arigna Mining Experience
Museum
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The Arigna Mining Experience is a centre dedicated to the coal mining history of Arigna over a period of 400 years, local geology and coal, as well as new forms of renewable energy. It is Ireland's first museum dedicated to coal mining. Arigna Mining Experience is situated 4 km northeast of Lough Meelagh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keadew and Ballyfarnan.
Keadew
Village
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Keadue, officially Keadew, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo.
Ballyfarnan
Village
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Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. Ballyfarnan is situated 3 km northwest of Lough Meelagh.
Arigna
Village
Photo: Ed Gaffney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arigna is a village in the far north of County Roscommon in the west of Ireland. It is near Lough Allen, on a designated scenic route between Keadue and Sliabh an Iarainn. Arigna is situated 4½ km northeast of Lough Meelagh.
Lough Meelagh
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Categories: body of water and lagoon
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lough Meelagh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lough Meelagh”
- Irish: “Loch Míolach”
- Turkish: “Lough Meelagh”
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