Lough Sheelin
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| Lough Sheelin Loch Síodh Linn |
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| Location | County Westmeath, County Meath, County Cavan |
| Coordinates | 53°48′N 7°19′W / 53.8°N 7.317°WCoordinates: 53°48′N 7°19′W / 53.8°N 7.317°W |
| Lake type | Freshwater lough |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 8 km |
| Max. width | 3 km |
| Surface area | 1,800 hectares (18km²) |
| Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Islands | 2 |
Lough Sheelin (from Irish: Loch Síodh Linn meaning "lake of the fairy pool") is a limestone freshwater lough (lake) in Ireland located in County Westmeath, County Meath and County Cavan near the village of Finea and the town of Granard County Longford.
The lake is naturally populated by brown trouts whose native stocks had depleted in recent years, hence the Central Fisheries Board stocking with farm reared the lake for the pleasure of anglers.[1] Trout stocks are estimated to be over 100,000.
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- ^ "National Fish Stock Assessment Programme". Central Fisheries Board. http://www.cfb.ie/fisheries_research/assessment/sheelin.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
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