This is a list of Irish loughs. Look up Lough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Please see also Loch A Lough is a body of water and either: a lake or; b sea lough, which may be perceived also as a fjord, estuary, bay or sea inlet. ...

"Lough" is used in Ireland as the anglicised form of the Irish-language word Loch, which is the same as "loch", as used in Scotland. Irish (Gaeilge in Irish), a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland, the UK, and the USA, is constitutionally recognised as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ...

There are many minor bodies of water in Ireland, the majority of which are named loughs. The list below contains only those loughs which are of geographic, geological or historical importance.

Freshwater loughs

• Lough Allen, County Leitrim
• Lough Conn, County Mayo
• Lough Corrib, County Galway (below Lough Mask) – second largest in Ireland, largest in the Republic.
• Lough Derg, two lakes: one on the River Shannon – the third-largest in Ireland, second in the Republic; and a smaller one in County Donegal.
• Lough Erne, two lakes: Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne
• Lough Gur
• Lough Mask, County Mayo (above Lough Corrib)
• Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland – the largest lake in Ireland
• Lough Oughter, County Cavan
• Lough Owel, County Westmeath
• Lough Ree, in the Midlands of Ireland.
• Lough Rynn, County Leitrim

Lough Allen (Loch Aillionn in Irish) is a lake situated on the River Shannon between the West and Northwest of the Republic of Ireland, near Irelands border region. ... Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province Connacht, in the west of the island. ... Lough Conn is a lake in County Mayo in the province of Connaught in Ireland and covers about 14,000 acres (57 km²). With its immediate neighbour to the south, Lough Cullin, it is connected to the sea by the River Moy. ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... A map of Lough Corrib taken from the Admiralty Chart made in 1846 Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib in Irish) is a lake in the west of Ireland. ... County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... There are two loughs (lakes) in Ireland of the name Lough Derg: Lough Derg in Munster is the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others. ... The River Shannon, Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... For other uses, see Donegal (disambiguation) Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish loughs ... Lough Gur reaches up to a maintained lawn at the visitor area at the lake. ... Lough Mask (Loch Measca in Irish) is a lake in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, located above Lough Corrib in the west of Ireland. ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... Lough Neagh Lough Neagh (pronounced ; Irish Loch nEathach ) in Northern Ireland is the largest lough, or body of freshwater, in the British Isles, with an area of 388 square kilometres. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... Cavan (Irish: An Cabhán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... Lough Owel is a lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath in Ireland. ... County Westmeath (An Iarmhí in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... Lough Ree (Loch Rí in Irish) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. ... Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province Connacht, in the west of the island. ...

Sea loughs

• Belfast Lough
• Carlingford Lough
• Lough Foyle
• Larne Lough
• Lough Swilly
• Strangford Lough
• Galway Bay
• Roaringwater Bay

Belfast Lough (Loch Lao in Irish) is a large intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Northern Ireland. ... Carlingford Lough (Loch Cairlinn in Irish) (Cairlinn being shortened form of Cathair Linn literally translated as City of the Pool) is a sea loch that forms part of the international border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. ... Lough Foyle (Loch Feabhail in Irish) is the name given to the estuary of the River Foyle. ... Larne Lough is a lough or inlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the town of Larne along Irelands northeast coast. ... Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí in Irish) in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the eastern side of the Ininshowen Peninsula in County Donegal and the rest of northern Donegal. ... View of Portaferry from the Strangford side of the lough Strangford Lough (Loch Cuan in Irish) is a lough in County Down, Northern Ireland, separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards peninsula. ... Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a large bay/sea loch on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the district of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. ...

See also

• Loch
• List of lakes
• List of lochs in Scotland