The Lough, Cork
The Lough | |
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Suburb and waterbody | |
 Lake and parkland at the Lough | |
  The Lough Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′10″N 8°28′27″W / 51.8862°N 8.4742°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Administrative area | Cork (city) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The Lough is the name of a suburb of Cork City, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name.[1] It lies on the south side of the city. The Lough is part of the Cork South-Central Dáil constituency.
Lake
The Lough is a shallow spring-fed freshwater lake with an average depth of one metre and a total area of 4 hectares.[2] It is a wildfowl preserve, particularly for swans, and has been a protected area since 1881. The Lough is also used for coarse angling (on a 'strictly catch and release basis')[3] and is home to fish species such as carp, eel, tench, rudd and perch.[2]
The outer border of the body of water at the Lough is approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi).[4]
Demographics
The Lough district is close to the main University College Cork campus, and has a high density of student accommodation.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Cork - Parishes - The Lough". Diocese of Cork & Ross. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ a b "The Lough, Cork". ENFO (Environmental Information Service). Retrieved 18 April 2017 – via Ask-About-Ireland.
- ^ "Parks Section - The Lough". Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Running & Walking Routes in Cork, Ireland - The Lough". StepWhere.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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