Rahasane Turlough

Rahasane Turlough is a turlough, west of in southwest . It is the largest surviving turlough in Ireland. A turlough is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake (intermittent)
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Rahasane turlough”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craughwell.

Railway station
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railway station is a railway station serving the village of in , Ireland. It is an unstaffed single-platform station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craughwell and Kilcolgan.

Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and townland in , . As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. is 8 km south of , 12 km west of , and 22 km east of Galway city.

Village
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, is a village on the mouth of the River at Dunkellin Bay in , Ireland. The settlement is at the junction of the N67 and R458 roads, which lies between and .

Village
Photo: Eoin Gardiner, CC BY 2.0.
or Clarenbridge is a village in south , Ireland. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of .

Rahasane Turlough

Latitude
53.2231° or 53° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
-8.7802° or 8° 46′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C5H66F9+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 380281343
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7283312
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Satellite Map

Discover Rahasane Turlough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Turkish—“Rahasane Turlough” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Turlach Ráth Asáin”
  • Japanese: “ゴールウェイ県”
  • Turkish: “Rahasane turlough”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carrigeen and Killeeneenmore.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area and Cahershanbacky.

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