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Name. The lough's English name derives from Irish Loch nEachach, meaning ' Eachaidh 's lake'. [6] At the start of the Plantation of Ulster, the English attempted to rename the lake 'Lough Sydney ' and 'Lough Chichester ', in honour of the Lord Deputies, but these did not supplant the older name.
Oct 13, 2024 · Lough Neagh, lake in east-central Northern Ireland, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Belfast. It is the largest lake in the British Isles, covering 153 square miles (396 square km), with a catchment area of 2,200 square miles (5,700 square km).
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This large, almost rectangular lough dominates the lowland centre of Northern Ireland, but throughout history it has acted not as unifier but as a cultural divide and barrier to communications between east and west Ulster.
Dec 6, 2022 · According to Irish mythology, Lough Neagh - the largest freshwater body in the UK and Ireland - was created when the giant Finn McCool scooped up a clod of soil. That clod was thrown into the Irish Sea and became the Isle of Man. The lough and its myths have been an inspiration for writers including Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and AE Russell.
Legend has it that Lough Neagh was created by the Irish Giant Finn McCool who scooped out the Lough basin to toss it at a Scottish rival that was fleeing Ulster by way of the Giants Causeway. The piece of land fell into the Irish Channel and formed the Isle of Man.
Lough Neagh has more origin stories than most places. It is the biggest and oldest lake in these islands. It was formed, so one legend goes, after Fionn Mc Cumhaill was chasing a Scottish giant and picked up a lump of earth from the north of Ireland and threw it after him, but it landed in the sea.
Oct 3, 2023 · Lough Neagh is home to significant native species such as eel, trout and pollan And the peatlands that surround it are a potentially huge carbon sink, helping to fight climate change....
