Lough Boderg
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  Lough Boderg | |
| Location | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°52′17″N 7°58′42″W / 53.871264°N 7.978204°W |
| Primary inflows | River Shannon |
| Primary outflows | River Shannon |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Islands | Inishmoylin, Dockery's Island, Coarse Island, Illanamoe |
Lough Boderg is a lake on the River Shannon on the County Roscommon–County Leitrim border.
History and legend
The lake's name is Irish for "Lake of the red cow." Lough Boderg is separated from Lough Bofin ("Lake of the white cow") by the Derrycarne Narrows.[2]
Túathal Techtmar used Lough Boderg as one of the traditional boundaries of the ancient Kingdom of Meath: "From Loch-Bo-Deirg to Birra [Birr], From Sena [Shannon] eastward to the sea."
Recreation
Lough Boderg is a noted fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike, eel and perch.[3]
The North Shannon Yacht Club is based on Lough Boderg.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "p.506-7. The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archæological Association of Ireland: Originally Founded As the Rilkenny Archæological Society, in the Year 1849".
- ^ "Lough Bofin and Lough Boderg".
- ^ "Infowing - catch the best fishing in Ireland :: Waterway".
- ^ "North Shannon Yacht Club Revived on Lough Boderg".
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