Polliffern Lough
Polliffern Lough is a lake in County Galway, Connacht. Polliffern Lough is situated nearby to the locality Boston, as well as near Cannahowna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmacduagh monastery and Fiddaun Castle.
Kilmacduagh monastery
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilmacduagh Monastery is a ruined abbey near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It was reportedly founded by Saint Colman, son of Duagh in the 7th century, on land given him by his cousin King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht.
Fiddaun Castle
Photo: Leomyhero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gort and Boston.
Gort
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gort is a town in County Galway in the west of Ireland, with a population of 2900 in 2022. It's in low-lying farming country but is at the edge of the bare limestone plateau of the Burren.
Boston
Locality
Boston is a village in north County Clare, Ireland. It is situated near Lough Bunny, off the R460 road from Corofin to Gort, at the northeastern edge of the Burren National Park, and close to the border with County Galway.
Shanaglish
Village
Shanaglish is a village in the parish of Beagh in the south of County Galway, Ireland, close to the border with County Clare. The name Shanaglish comes from the Gaelic 'Sean Eaglais', meaning 'old church'.
Polliffern Lough
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0402° or 53° 2′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.8807° or 8° 52′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5H24R9+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 331668128OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cannahowna and Punch Bowl.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tobermacduagh and Templebeg MacDuagh.
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