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Lough Gill is a freshwater lake on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Its name is from the Irish language; Loch Gile means 'bright lake'.[1]
The lough measures over a mile in length and is half a mile wide. It is about 19 miles west of Tralee, near the village of Castlegregory.
Lough Gill is considered a natural lagoon, draining into Tralee Bay. It is fed by the Killiney River and another unnamed stream. The lake is shallow, with depths of less than two feet.
- Location map: 52°15’38"N, 10°2’44"W
Natural history
Fish species in Lough Gill include three-spined stickleback, sand goby, brown trout, flounder and the critically endangered eel. The lake is part of the 'Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane Special Area of Conservation'.
References
- ↑ Loch Gile / Lough Gill: Placenames Database of Ireland
