Lough Beagh
Lough Beagh also known as Lough Veagh, is a freshwater lake in the north of County Donegal, within the Glenveagh National Park.
- Location map: 55°2’24"N, 7°58’22"W
Lough Beagh is about fifteen miles northwest of Letterkenny. It measures about three and a half miles long and a thoudand yards wide. It lies in the narrow Glenveagh valley, surrounded by the Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains.[1]
Steep granite cliffs rise on both sides of the lough to heights of about a thousand feet. The lake has numerous small islands at its northern end.
Lough Beagh is fed mainly by the Owenbeagh River entering at its southern end. The lake drains northwards into the Owencarrow River. The Owencarrow connects the lake with its similar northern neighbour, Glen Lough.
Fish and nature
Fish species in Lough Beagh include brown trout (including sea trout), Arctic char, salmon, minnow and eels.
Bird life includes the migrating red-throated diver and the reintroduced golden eagle.
History
The lake is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters, where in about 1540 sons of Ó Domnaill "held the crannog of Loch Veagh and from it were greatly troubling the country".
References
- ↑ Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Beagh: Inland Fisheries Ireland]
- Loch Ghleann Bheatha/Lough Beagh: Placenames Database of Ireland
- A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes: Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) (2006)
- Glenveagh National Park – Nature and Conservation
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