Lough Funshinagh

Lough Funshinagh
Loch Fuinseann
Lough Funshinagh
Location County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates 53°30′35″N 8°05′56″W / 53.509832°N 8.098922°W / 53.509832; -8.098922Coordinates: 53°30′35″N 8°05′56″W / 53.509832°N 8.098922°W / 53.509832; -8.098922
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 is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in County Roscommon, Ireland, found to the west of Lough Ree.[1][2][3] It has been called Ireland's amazing disappearing lake,[1] due the way it empties quickly - in as little as two days - and unpredicably, sometimes killing thousands of fish.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jane Walsh (8 June 2015). "The mystery of the disappearing Irish lake". IrishCentral.
  2. http://www.gsi.ie/NR/rdonlyres/AABC010A-BC82-426B-80E6-95DE311169EE/0/RO018_Lough_Funshinagh.pdf
  3. "Loch Fuinseann/Lough Funshinagh". logainm.ie.
  4. "Many fish die as lake falls quickly". The Irish Times. 1996-08-29. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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