Lough Neagh

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The largest lake in the British Isles eight islands

Lough Neagh [ ˌ lɒx neɪ ] (Irish Loch nEathach [ ɫ̪ɔx n ʲ ahax ] ) is the largest lake in the British Isles. The lake is located about 30 km west of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It covers an area of 396 km ² and is 30 km long and 15 km wide. At its deepest point it is about 25 m deep. By the River Bann he is dehydrated.

The eight islands in the lake called Coney Iceland, Coney Iceland Flat, Flat Croaghan, Derrywarragh Iceland, Padian, Ram's Iceland, Phil Roe 's Flat and The Shallow Flat.

Five of the six counties ( counties ) Northern Ireland's share in the lake, as the map shows:

  • Antrim - about the eastern half of the lake
  • Down - a very small part in the South East
  • Armagh - South
  • Tyrone - West
  • Derry / Londonderry - a smaller part in the North West

The lake is divided among the six neighboring districts that are listed clockwise:

According to an old Irish legend, the lake was created when the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (Anglicized: " Finn McCool " ) a Scottish opponents threw at a piece of land. However, he missed his target, and the boulder landed in the Irish Sea, which the Isle of Man was born.

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