Location County Galway, Ireland Basin countries Ireland Settlements Loughrea Area 3 km² Cities Loughrea | Primary outflows Loughrea River Surface area 3 km (1.2 sq mi) Surface elevation 83 m Province Connacht | |
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Islands Ash Island, Shore Island, Blake's Island, Barrack Island, Middle Island, Long Island, Switch Island, Stone Island North, Stone Islands South, Island McCoo | ||
Lough Rea is a lake in Ireland, located south of Loughrea, County Galway.
Contents
Map of Lough Rea, Grangepark, Co. Galway, Ireland
Recreation
Lough Rea is stocked with three-spined stickleback, ninespine stickleback, eel, perch, brown trout, rudd and pike.
In Folklore
In the tradition of other Dindsenchas myths, according to Irish tradition Lough Rea was formed after a battle fought between pre-Christian deities, who took the form of deer. The force of their battle causing a well to burst and the lake to form.
References
Lough Rea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA