Lough Allen on the River Shannon, in County Leitrim

Location map of Lough Allen

Lough Allen (Loch Aillionn in Irish) is a lake situated on the River Shannon, in the north-central part of the Republic of Ireland, near Ireland's border region. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller portion in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the river's source, near the Iron Mountains, and is the uppermost of the three main lakes on the river. The other two, Lough Ree and Lough Derg are both much further to the south. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lough_Allen_Leitrim. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lough_Allen_Leitrim. ... The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 470 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (908 × 1159 pixel, file size: 108 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lough Allen ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 470 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (908 × 1159 pixel, file size: 108 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lough Allen ... The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ... 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. ... Looking out towards County Clare from County Tipperary across the southern part of Lough Derg. ...

The lake is mainly on a north-south axis, with the head of lake at the north, and the end of the lake in the south. The R280 skirts the west side of the lake, while the R207 follows the east bank, from Ballinagleragh to Drumshanbo. The R200 is on the north side of the lake, travelling from Dowra to Durmkeeran. Drumshanbo (Droim Seanbhó in Irish, meaning ridge of the old huts) -- also spelled Drumshambo -- is a village in County Leitrim, in the northern midlands of Ireland. ...

See also

• List of Irish lochs and loughs

Coordinates: 54°06′25″N, 8°02′21″W This is a list of Irish loughs and lochs. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...