Derryclare Lough
Derryclare Lough is a freshwater lake at the entrance of the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, County Galway, in the west of Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Derryelare Lough” and “Lough Derryclare”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Derryclare and The Connemara Giant.
Derryclare
Peak
Derryclare or Derryclare Mountain is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres, it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Derryclare is situated 3½ km north of Derryclare Lough.
The Connemara Giant
Work of art
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The Connemara Giant is a work of art.
Lissoughter
Peak
Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland. Lissoughter is situated 3½ km northeast of Derryclare Lough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recess.
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 2½ km east of Derryclare Lough.
Derryclare Lough
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Derryclare Lough” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Derryclare aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Derryclare Lough”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ديريكلار لوج”
- Irish: “Loch Dhoire an Chláir”
- Turkish: “Derryclare Lough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Connemara and Cashel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballynahinch Lake and Lettershinna Hill.
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