Lough Finn
| Lough Finn Loch Finne | |
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| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°51′50″N 8°07′52″W / 54.864°N 8.131°WCoordinates: 54°51′50″N 8°07′52″W / 54.864°N 8.131°W |
| 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 |
Lough Finn (Irish: Loch Finne) 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.[1] The water from Lough Finn outflows into the River Finn.
Gallery
The lough, as seen from the nearby heritage railway.
Looking down on the SW end of Lough Finn..jpg)
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
References
- ↑ http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/fintown.html County Donegal on the Net
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