Lough Finn
Lough Finn (Irish: Loch Finne)[1] is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.[2] The water from Lough Finn outflows into the River Finn.
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| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.864°N 8.131°W |
| Native name | Loch Finne (Irish) |
| Basin countries | Ireland, Northern Ireland |
| Max. length | approx. 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | approx. 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Surface area | approx. 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Settlements | Fintown |
Gallery
The lough, as seen from the nearby heritage railway.
Looking down on the SW end of Lough Finn..jpg.webp)
Fintown Railway on trackbed of CDR County Donegal Railways Joint Committee, next to Lough Finn with a train in the platform at Fintown station.
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See also
- List of loughs in Ireland
References
- "Loch Finne/Lough Finn". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2013-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) County Donegal on the Net
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