- Lough Neagh, or Loch nEathach as it is known in Gaelic, a large freshwater lake that lies in the heart of Northern Ireland.
- Top ways to experience Lough Neagh and nearby attractions. ... We stayed as a family of 4 in the cottage on the shores of Lough Neagh.
- In the middle of the country is the largest freshwater lake in all of Britain and Ireland, (or Loch Neagh).
- Geology. Geologically the Lough Neagh Basin is a depression, built from many tectonic events dating back as far as 400 million years ago.
- The hole in the ground where stone stone had been, filled up with water and became Lough Neagh. ... Counties of Northern Ireland, relative to Lough Neagh.
- In the Irish mythical tale Cath Maige Tuired ("the Battle of Moytura"), Lough Neagh is called one of the 12 chief loughs of Ireland.
- “On Lough Neagh’s banks as the fisherman strays; ‘ when the clear cold eve’s declining; he sees the round towers of other days, in the waves beneath him shining.”
- Eel fishing has been a major industry in Lough Neagh for centuries. Today Lough Neagh eel fisheries export their eels to restaurants all over the world.
- Neagh, Lough Lake in Northern Ireland, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. It has many feeder channels, the largest of which is the River Bann.
- 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.