Lough Funshinagh
| Lough Funshinagh | |
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  Lough Funshinagh | |
| Location | County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°30′35″N 8°05′56″W / 53.509832°N 8.098922°WCoordinates: 53°30′35″N 8°05′56″W / 53.509832°N 8.098922°W |
| Native name | Loch Fuinseann (Irish) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Islands | Red Island, Inchnadarra, Inchihiceley |
Lough Funshinagh (Irish: Loch Fuinseann, meaning 'lake of the ash tree')[1] is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in County Roscommon, Ireland, found to the west of Lough Ree.[2][3][4] It has been called Ireland's amazing disappearing lake,[2] due to the way it empties quickly - in as little as two days - and unpredictably, sometimes killing thousands of fish.[5]
See also[]
- List of loughs in Ireland
References[]
- ^ "Loch Fuinseann/Lough Funshinagh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b Jane Walsh (8 June 2015). "The mystery of the disappearing Irish lake". IrishCentral.
- ^ "The Geological Heritage of Roscommon" (PDF).
- ^ "Loch Fuinseann/Lough Funshinagh". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Many fish die as lake falls quickly". The Irish Times. 29 August 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Categories:
- Lakes of County Roscommon