Search results
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
Lough Neagh (/ lɒx ˈneɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha (x)]) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide.
It turns out when you get there you soon understand why the website is confusing. Signs for Lough Neagh discovery centre are ambiguous with Oxford Island (which have two separate websites, the lough neagh one of which has the strange title text of 'Lough Neagh and it's waterways'...
- (28)
- Attraction
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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 3, 2023 · Why Lough Neagh matters The largest freshwater lake in the UK supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall. It is also home to the largest commercial wild...
Lough Neagh is situated in the centre of Northern Ireland with five of the Province’s six counties touching its shores. Lough Neagh is the biggest Lough in the British Isles measuring over 300 square km’s. It contains over 800 billion gallons of water, enough to fill 7 million swimming pools.
Lough Neagh is not the only place in the world where blue-green algae has caused problems. Scientists working on the Great Lakes in North America have grappled with it for years.
