Lough Allen
Lough Allen is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arigna and Drumshanbo.
Arigna
Village
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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 6 km southwest of Lough Allen.
Drumshanbo
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Drumshanbo is a small town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland: in Irish Droim Seanbhó means "ridge of the old huts". It's at the south tip of Lough Allen, which almost bisects the county, and is drained by the River Shannon.
Drumkeeran
Village
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Drumkeeran, also Drumkeerin, is a village and townland in County Leitrim, Ireland, located at the junction of the R280 and R200 roads. It is situated in drumlin hills at the foot of Corry Mountain, just north of Lough Allen. Drumkeeran is situated 8 km northwest of Lough Allen.
Lough Allen
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Connacht, Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Lough Allen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Allen aintzira”
- Breton: “Loch Aillionn”
- Breton: “Lough Allen”
- Catalan: “Lac Allen”
- Cebuano: “Lough Allen”
- Chinese: “艾倫湖”
- Czech: “Lough Allen”
- Danish: “Lough Allen”
- Dutch: “Lough Allen”
- Finnish: “Lough Allen”
- French: “Lough Allen”
- German: “Lough Allen”
- Irish: “Loch Aillionn”
- Italian: “Lough Allen”
- Latvian: “Elena ezers”
- Latvian: “Loch Aillionn”
- Latvian: “Lohelena ezers”
- Latvian: “Lohelens”
- Latvian: “Lough Allen”
- Lithuanian: “Aleno ežeras”
- Macedonian: “Лох Ален”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lough Allen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Aillionn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough Allen”
- Norwegian: “Lough Allen”
- Polish: “Lough Allen”
- Russian: “Лох-Аллен”
- Spanish: “Lago Allen”
- Swedish: “Lough Allen”
- Turkish: “Lough Allen”
- Venetian: “Lough Allen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gubcormongan and Corry Island.
County Leitrim: Must-Visit Destinations
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