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.

Lough Finn
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates54.864°N 8.131°W / 54.864; -8.131
Native nameLoch Finne  (Irish)
Basin countriesIreland, Northern Ireland
Max. lengthapprox. 5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. widthapprox. 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Surface areaapprox. 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Surface elevation169 m (554 ft)
SettlementsFintown
Fintown
Railway
Fintown
Fintown Lough
Glenties

See also

  • List of loughs in Ireland

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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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