50/52 Lough MacNean (Upper), County Cavan, Ireland
Lough MacNean (from Irish: Loch Mac nÉan, meaning "Mac nÉan's lake") is a large freshwater lake on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean (or Lough Nilly), the smaller eastern lake, is wholly within County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland). Upper Lough MacNean (which is seen in this photograph), the larger western lake, is split between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland), and County Cavan and County Leitrim (in the Republic of Ireland). On the strip of land between the two lakes are the villages of Belcoo (Fermanagh) and Blacklion (Cavan). A river runs between the villages, linking the eastern and western lakes.
The shape of Lough MacNean changed during the 1960s when a major draining operation took place; and before this, the lake was used for eel fishing, but dredging during the drainage process decimated their numbers.
The lake has good stocks of medium sized pike, and larger fish in excess of 20 lbs are recorded annually. The pike stock is supported by an abundance of coarse fish and some brown trout.
50/52 Lough MacNean (Upper), County Cavan, Ireland
Lough MacNean (from Irish: Loch Mac nÉan, meaning "Mac nÉan's lake") is a large freshwater lake on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean (or Lough Nilly), the smaller eastern lake, is wholly within County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland). Upper Lough MacNean (which is seen in this photograph), the larger western lake, is split between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland), and County Cavan and County Leitrim (in the Republic of Ireland). On the strip of land between the two lakes are the villages of Belcoo (Fermanagh) and Blacklion (Cavan). A river runs between the villages, linking the eastern and western lakes.
The shape of Lough MacNean changed during the 1960s when a major draining operation took place; and before this, the lake was used for eel fishing, but dredging during the drainage process decimated their numbers.
The lake has good stocks of medium sized pike, and larger fish in excess of 20 lbs are recorded annually. The pike stock is supported by an abundance of coarse fish and some brown trout.