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	Lough Derg
		Lough Derg is the largest lake on the Shannon, stretching for 22 miles from Portumna in the north to Killaloe in the south.
		Historically this has been one of the great trout fisheries, though the fishing was mainly concentrated on mayfly time.
		The flooded area between Killaloe and O'Briens Bridge is dangerous for boats, with a lot of under water hazards, but holds a good stock of trout.
	www.irishfisheries.com /waterways.asp?P=4&W=35 (190 words)

	The Ultimate Lough Derg - American History Information Guide and Reference
		There are two lakes in Ireland of the name Lough Derg:
		Lough Derg in Munster is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others.
		Lough Derg is a small lake in county Donegal and is famous for Christian pilgrimages.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Lough_Derg (69 words)

	The Area - Killimor
		The warmth and friendliness of its 2000 inhabitants, the country's distinctive character, the beautiful clean environment and the charm of Lough Derg near which Portumna is built give it a quality of life which is unrivalled.
		Due to its proximity to Lough Derg and River Shannon many of the earliest settlers inhabited this region and have left their mark on the landscape.
		Trace the evolution of the various monastic settlements on either side of Lough Derg and the River Shannon such as Clonmachois, Clonfert, Kilcorban, Portumna and Abbey.
	www.woodvale.com /woodpag/area.htm (513 words)

	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		Lough is an Irish-English form of the Old Irish word loch, which means lake, or bay.
		Lough Neagh in Ulster is the largest lake in Ireland and is bigger than any lake in Great Britain.
		Upper and Lower Lough Erne are two consecutive lakes in Fermanagh, an area often referred to as "Ireland's lake district".
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Lough (364 words)

	Botony Tipperary - County Tipperary - Travel in Ireland
		Munster touches the Shannon first where the Little Brosna river, separating Kings County from Tipperary, runs into the main stream at Meelick, where one of the few rapids of the Shannon interrupts the placid course of the river, and locks have been built to assist navigation.
		Lough Derg is some 32 miles in length, and generally about l 1/2 mile wide, with occasional inlets on either hand which increase the width to about twice that amount-at one point to 9 miles.
		Lough Derg is, in fact, a great river expansion rather than a lake, and has been produced mainly by solution of the limestone which forms the greater part of its shores.
	www.travelinireland.com /county/tipperary/tipperary_geography.htm (1512 words)

	Munster Accommodation Directory of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Munster - Mumhan, is the Southern most province of Ireland, often called the legs of Ireland and is home to 6 of the 32 counties - Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
		Munster is a tremendously fertile area of Ireland with many major rivers including the Bandon, the Lee, the Blackwater, the Suir and the final stages of the Shannon and its spectacular Lough Derg which is a border point of Munster, Connacht and Leinster.
		Munster has a number of mountain ranges and includes the largest peak in Ireland - Carrauntoohil in Kerrys majestic MacGillycuddy Reeks, the Comeragh mts, the knockmealdown mts, the Galtys and the Slieve Bloom mts provide the scenic backdrops to Tipperary, Waterford and Cork.
	www.dirl.com /munster1.htm (298 words)

	Lough - Wiki Ireland
		a sea lough, which may be perceived also as a fjord, estuary, bay or sea inlet.
		Lough is applied to many bodies of water in the island of Ireland and some in Northumbria, while loch is applied to many in Scotland.
		Lough Neagh in Ulster is the largest lake in the British Isles.
	wiki.ie /index.php?title=Lough&printable=yes (230 words)

	Lough Derg (Munster) - Wiki Ireland
		Image:Lough derg.jpg Lough Derg (Loch Deirgeirt in Irish) is the second largest lake (or lough) in the Republic of Ireland and the third largest in Ireland overall.
		The lake is the last of three on the River Shannon, with the other two, Lough Ree and Lough Allen being further north.
		Another Lough Derg is situated in County Donegal.
	www.wiki.ie /index.php?title=Lough_Derg_(Munster)&redirect=no (189 words)

	Lough Information
		Lough is an anglicised form of loch, which is an Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic word.
		In Ireland Lough was introduced by English administrators as the anglicised form of Loch.
		Lough Neagh in Ulster is the largest lake in Ireland and is bigger than any lake in Britain.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Lough (297 words)

	Information - Ireland's loughs - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		Lough Corrib is famous for its fly-fishing and anglers come from all over the world to fish for salmon and trout.
		Split between the upper lake and the lower lake further north, Lough Erne forms part of an ancient water highway from Limerick to the pilgrimage of St Patrick’s Purgatory in Lough Derg.
		Another of Ireland’s lakes, steeped in legend is Lough Leane beside Killarney, where according to legend underneath the shimmering waters is the Land of Tir na N’og, the land of eternal youth.
	www.12travel.co.uk /ie/information/irelands-loughs.html (1139 words)

	County Clare, Ireland. ©Jane Lyons. http://www.from-ireland.net
		Clare a maritime county in the province of Munster.
		It's greatest length from Loop Head to the boundary near Lough Atorick on the north east corner is 67 miles, and it's breadth from Black Head to the shore west of Bunratty is 37 miles.
		Lough Graney in the east, lies in the midst of hills and south of it is Lough O'Grady; 6 miles east is Lough Atorick on the boundary with Galway.
	www.from-ireland.net /contents/clareconts.htm (990 words)

	Derg Lough - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Derg, Lough, inland stretch of water, counties Tipperary, Galway, and Clare, central western Ireland, located east of the Slieve Aughty mountains,...
		Clare (county), county in the west of the province of Munster, Republic of Ireland, bounded by Galway to the north, Tipperary to the east, Limerick...
		In a peaceful lane one mile from the charming lakeside village of Garrykennedy, this bright and sunny detached single storey cottage, which sleeps 6 people, has an open fire in the stylish lounge.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Derg_Lough.html (205 words)

	Lough - Japan
		Lough is an Hiberno-English form of the word loch, which is an Irish Gaelic word.
		Lough Neagh in Ulster is the largest lake in Ireland and is bigger than any lake in Great Britain.
		The three on the River Shannon are Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg.
	lough.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Lough (1496 words)

	Irish News UK - News from the Irish Community in Britain
		The lough itself is about a mile long, surrounded by high mountains including Bealick and Foilastooken, and is the source of the River Lee.
		Lough Derg — not to be confused with the Lough Derg of St Patrick’s Purgatory in Co. Donegal — is the Shannon’s last stop before it goes plunging into the Atlantic.
		This fifth century fortification of the King of Munster, built before planning permission was required, dominates the town of Cashel and surrounding land.
	www.irishabroad.com /news/irishpost/Travel/daysoutinmunsterapr2705.asp (1427 words)

	Ireland's History in Maps - Mumu, the Kingdom of Munster
		For 666/69, Bran Finn, son of Maelochtraigh, chief of the Deisi of Munster, was slain.
		Eithlenn, in descent from Fergusa mc Rosa, from whom descend the Orbraige (of Munster) and Bentraige.
		Their descent in the Book of Munster is given from Connall (from whom Ui Chonaill), son of Donnghal, son of Flann Lua (or Laoi), son of Laoghaire, son of Criomthann, son of Eochu, son of Cas, son of Corc.
	www.rootsweb.com /~irlkik/ihm/munster.htm (11526 words)

	Lewis: Co. Clare
		Clare is include in the Munster circuit: the assizes are held at Ennis, and the quarter sessions at Ennis, Six-mile-Bridge, Kilrush, Ennistymon, and Miltown-Malbay.
		A road has also been lately made, at the expense of the county, from Scariff bay along the northern side of Lough O'Grady and the western side of Lough Graney, to the boundary of the county towards Gort, with a branch to the south towards O'Callaghan's mills.
		Lough Tadane is said to abound with roach and very large pike.
	www.trainweb.org /i3/lewis_cla.htm (10069 words)

	OGONNILLOE, a parish, in the barony of TULLA, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER
		OGONNILLOE, a parish, in the barony of TULLA, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER
		Tinerana, the residence of Major Purdon, is beautifully situated on the banks of Lough Derg, in an extensive and well-wooded demesne.
		The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, and in the gift of the Bishop; the rectory is partly appropriate to the economy fund of the cathedral of Killaloe, and the remainder forms part of the union of Omullod: the tithes amount to 175.
	www.libraryireland.com /Lewis/LewisO/9-OGONNILLOE.php/index.php (492 words)

	Institute of Fisheries Managerment, Irish Branch, Spring Seminar (Afternoon session)
		He also showed the spatial and vertical distribution of Lough Mask Char from netting surveys of the lake and the associated CPUE in comparison with those of other fish caught in the survey.
		Lough Erne pollan were commercially fished until 1960, but no commercial licences have been issued since 1995.
		Small Pollan seemed to have changed their behaviour, traditionally they had been found in the shallows, but no longer seem to be in the shallows of Lough Erne, this change is probably to avoid competition with roach.
	www.charr.org /news/IFM2.htm (1267 words)

	Waterford news, local irish news (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Playing against the best school teams from throughout Munster, the St. Declan’s boys put in some fine performances and claimed the Munster Ribena FAI title.
		Lough Derg lies about four miles north of the village of Pettigo, in County Donegal.
		Station Island, the location of the Pilgrimage is often referred to as Saint Patrick’s Purgatory or simply Lough Derg.
	www.munster-express.ie /050610/notes_stjohn.html (676 words)

	Abbeyview Bed & Breakfast Accommodation in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
		Lough Derg, Ireland's best kept secret offers a haven of peace and tranquility.
		Abbeyview B andB is 3 miles from Lough Derg, Southern Ireland's largest lake offering all amenties that one would expect from such a large freshwater lake such as fishing, sailing, cruising, windsurfing.
		The Tipperary shores of Lough Derg have many small villages nestling its inlets such as Terryglass, Garrykennedy, Killaloe, Ballina and Dromineer.
	www.abbeyview.ie /menus.htm (276 words)

	To Do and See - Munster
		Founded in 1168 for the Benedictine order by the king of Munster, it was transferred to the Cistercians in 1182.
		Two relics, said to be from the cross upon which Christ was crucified, are housed in the abbey and account for its name and for the veneration by the many pilgrims who visit the abbey.
		The Rock was presented to the church in 1101 in an attempt to curry favour with the bishops and it became one of the most important religious centres of its time.
	www.golftravelireland.net /whileurhere/munster_c5.asp (569 words)

	IPA Region 4
		Historically it was referred to as Desmond, or North Munster, the kingdom of the O'Briens and McNamaras.
		Further east to Lough Derg and the Shannon is Killaloe the seat of the O'Brien kings, the most famous of whom was Brian Boru who set about banishing the Vikings from Ireland.
		Lough Gur's stone circles, forts and lakeside dwellings are the most complete Stone and Bronze Ages sites in North Western Europe that attract vast numbers of visitors to its Visitors' Centre from May to September.
	www.ipaireland.com /region_4.html (1400 words)

	Therese2002.com - The Relics in Ireland
		Lough Derg was special in so many ways - a meeting of two great traditions, St. Patrick and St. Therese, a wedding of Celtic spirituality and the spirituality of a new millennium.
		Lough Derg was originally meant to be the last stop on the seventy-four day "Pilgrimage of Grace".
		There was a wonderful air of excitement and anticipation as the helicopter approached Lough Derg and circled the island before landing.
	www.carmelite.com /therese2002/ireland.htm (4787 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lough Derg
		Lough Derg is the name of two lakes in Ireland:
		Lough Derg (Munster) a large lake on the River Shannon, bordering counties Clare, Galway and Tipperary.
		Lough Derg (Donegal) a small lake, a place of Christian pilgrimage.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lough_Derg (92 words)

	Ireland Counties2
		There is some low land bordering Lough Neagh in the east, and in the river valleys in the north-west, but the rest of the county is hilly, and towards the County Derry border in the north and land piles up in the 2,000 foot peaks of the Sperrin Mountains.
		The principal rivers are the Shannon and the Brosna, and numerous lakes, or loughs, are in the county, the largest of which is Lough Ree.
		Lough Derravaragh is forever associated with the mythological story of the Children of Lir who are said to have spent 300 years in isolation on its waters.
	members.tripod.com /~MargKeig/index-Sligo-Wicklow.html (2392 words)

	Lough Derg at AllExperts
		There are two loughs (lakes) in Ireland of the name Lough Derg:
		* Lough Derg in Munster is the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others.
		* Lough Derg is a small lake in County Donegal and is famous for Christian pilgrimages.
	en.allexperts.com /e/l/lo/lough_derg.htm (125 words)

	Tipperary Ireland Tipperary County Tipperary Ireland Tourist Information, Attractions, Rock of Cashel, Lough Derg, ...
		Tipperary has a long and fabled history, and when traveling there, must-see's are the fabulous ruins at the Rock of Cashel, once a seat of the kings of Munster, is the most notable landmark.
		Approached from the north or west, The Rock of Cashel appears as a mirage of crenellations rising bolt upright from the vast encircling plain.
		The mighty River Shannon, Ireland's longest, flows through Tipperary, and Lough Derg, shown here is the biggest of its 3 lakes.
	www.ebookireland.com /tipperary.htm (1021 words)

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