 Location map of Lough Erne. Lower Lough Erne is northwest of Upper Lough Erne. Lough Erne (from the Irish: Loch Éirne meaning "Lake of Ernai", one of the ancient Fir Bolg tribes.) refers to two lakes in Northern Ireland, situated along the River Erne. The waterway is mostly situated in County Fermanagh. The river begins by flowing north, and then curves west into the Atlantic. The southern-most lake is further up the river and so is named Upper Lough Erne. The northern lake is Lower Lough Erne. The town of Enniskillen is situated between the lakes. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 470 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (908 × 1159 pixel, file size: 105 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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Download high resolution version (1024x683, 109 KB)Lough Erne in County Fermanagh of Northern Ireland. ...
Download high resolution version (1024x683, 109 KB)Lough Erne in County Fermanagh of Northern Ireland. ...
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Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
The Erne is an 120 km long river in the north of Ireland. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ...
The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ...
Enniskillen (from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann meaning Kathleens Island) is the county town (and largest town) of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...
A canal, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, exists between the upper end of the River Shannon and the River Erne, allowing boat movements from the Shannon estuary in southwest Ireland, through the western midlands of the country, across to the northwest and out to the Atlantic again (although the final section to the Atlantic side of Belleek is not navigable). The Shannon-Erne Waterway is a canal linking the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland with the River Erne in Northern Ireland. ...
Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: 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). ...
Lough Erne is a particularly scenic waterway in Ireland, it is renowned for the beautiful setting. The area is also popular for angling and watersports, with waterskiing and wakeboarding being amongst the most popular; the stretch of water alongside the Broadmeadow, Enniskillen, has hosted stages of the World Waterski Championships annually since 2005, and in 2007, a pro-wakeboard competiton, 'Wakejam' was hosted by the Erne Wakeboard Club (EWC) after successfull national wakeboard competitions in the previous years. Canoeing is also a popular recreational sport on the Erne. Angling is a method of fishing, specifically the practice of catching fish by means of an angle (hook). ...
Recreational skiiers typically use two skis — other techniques abound. ...
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Enniskillen (from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann meaning Kathleens Island) is the county town (and largest town) of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...
Waterways Ireland, a cross-border organisation, established under the Belfast Agreement 1999, is responsible for the Erne System, as well the Island of Ireland's other waterways. Waterways Ireland (Irish: ; Ulster Scots: Watterweys Airlann) is one of the six All-Ireland North/South Implementation Bodies established under the Belfast Agreement in 1999. ...
The Annals of Ulster were written in the late 15th century on Belle Isle on Lough Erne. The Annals of Ulster are a chronicle of medieval Ireland. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Interestingly, Fermanagh escaped the Irish Potato Famine better than any other county. As the county had so many islands, the potato blight had difficulty travelling over water, compared to the easier transmission across green hills and fields of most the rest of Ireland. Those Erne islands produced surprising amounts of potatoes (the staple diet on the over-populated island, from 1845-1849), whilst the mainland was largely starving in comparison. For other uses, please see Great Famine. ...
Islands
The lakes contain many small islands and peninsulas also called "islands" because of the highly convoluted shoreline and also because many of them were also islands prior to two extensive drainage schemes in the 1880's which dropped the water level by 1.5 metres. Islands in the lower lake include Boa Island, Cleenishmeen Island, Crevinishaughy Island, Cruninish Island, Devenish Island, Ely Island, Horse Island, Inish Doney, Inish Fovar, Inish Lougher, Inish More, Inishmacsaint, Inishmakill, Lusty Beg Island, Lusty More Island and White Island. Devenish Island is to be found in Lower Lough Erne north of Enniskillen, Co. ...
Those in the upper lake include Bleanish Island, Dernish Island, Inishcorkish, Inishcrevan, Inishfendra, Inishleague, Inishlught, Inishturk, Killygowan Island, Naan Island and Trannish.
External links Coordinates: 54°28′N 7°49′W / 54.467, -7.817 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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