Lough Nacung Upper
From Wikishire
Lough Nacung Upper, also known as Upper Lough Nacung, is a lough in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal. It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River.
The name of the lough is from the Irish language, Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach, meaning 'Upper Narrowness Lake' or 'Upper Lake of the Isthmus'. The name is descriptive, cuing describing a narrow neck of land (as between two lakes).[1][2]
Lough Nacung is a Special Area of Conservation.[3]
Wildlife
The main fish species are sea trout and salmon.[4]
Location
- Location map: 55°1’55"N, 8°9’58"W
References
- ↑ Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach/Lough Nacung Upper: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): Cuing". http://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/cuing.
- ↑ "Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC 000140". Conservation Objectives Series. National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2016. http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/conservation_objectives/CO000140.pdf.
- ↑ "Lough Nacung Upper, Donegal, Ireland Fishing Lake Maps - MyFishMaps.com". http://www.myfishmaps.com/intl-fishing-maps/Ireland/fishing-Water_Locations/Lake/Donegal/Lough_Nacung_Upper/.
