Lough Forbes

Lough Forbes is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in Ireland. It is on the border of counties Longford and Roscommon, west of the village of Newtownforbes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Forbes and Cloonmorris Graveyard.

Castle Forbes

Castle

Photo: Robert French (photographer), No restrictions.

Castle Forbes is a gothic revival castellated house and demesne in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The castle is the ancestral home of the eponymous Forbes family and still remains the seat of the Earl of Granard as of 2025. Castle Forbes is situated 2½ km southeast of Lough Forbes.

Cloonmorris Graveyard

Cemetery

Photo: Davidcorry200, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cloonmorris Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 4 km north of Lough Forbes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarmonbarry and Cloondara.

Tarmonbarry

Village

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Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. 8 km west of Longford town, it is on the River Shannon where it is crossed by the N5 road. Tarmonbarry is situated 5 km southwest of Lough Forbes.

Cloondara

Village

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Cloondara is a small village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated just off the N5 road near Termonbarry, where the Royal Canal terminates at the River Shannon. Cloondara is situated 6 km south of Lough Forbes.

Rooskey

Village

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Roosky, Ruskey, or Rooskey is a village on the River Shannon in the northern midlands of Ireland, near the point where counties Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon meet. The N4 road from Dublin to Sligo passes by the Leitrim side of the village. Rooskey is situated 6 km northwest of Lough Forbes.

Lough Forbes

Type: Lake
Description: body of water
Category: body of water
Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.78333° or 53° 47′ north

Longitude

-7.88333° or 7° 53′ west

Elevation

38 metres (125 feet)

Open location code

9C5JQ4M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2964262

Wikidata ID

Q24196541

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Satellite Map

Discover Lough Forbes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lough Forbes” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lough Forbes”
Irish: “Loch Foirbis”
Turkish: “Lough Forbes”

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