8-590: Glencar may refer to: Glencar Lough , a lake in the electoral division of Glencar, between County Sligo and County Leitrim in Ireland Glencar, Letterkenny , a district spanning the townlands of Glencar Irish and Glencar Scotch in County Donegal, Ireland Glencar, County Kerry , a populated area in County Kerry, Ireland Topics referred to by
16-649: A smaller part in County Sligo . Glencar Waterfall is located near the lake's north shore on the Leitrim side. Glencar Lough lies in the Glencar Valley, between the Dartry Mountains to the north and the mountain range including Cope's Mountain to the south. The lake is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Sligo and about fifteen kilometres (9 mi) west of Manorhamilton . It
24-629: Is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long from west to east and 0.6 km (0.4 mi) wide. The lake has two crannogs (artificial islands): one at the western end near the Drumcliff River outlet and the other at the eastern end near the Diffreen River. Glencar Lough is primarily fed by Glencar Waterfall, on the lake's northern shore, and by the Diffreen River, entering at the lake's eastern end. Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird also flows out to
32-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Glencar Lough Glencar Lough ( Irish : Loch Ghleann an Chairthe , meaning 'lake of the glen of the pillar stone'), locally known as Glencar Lake , is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It covers an area of 1.15 square kilometres (284 acres) and lies mostly in County Leitrim with
40-529: The Annals of the Four Masters , specifically the eastern crannog where "the sons of Donough O'Rourke, i.e. Donnell and Ferganainm, made an attack upon the crannog, and privately set fire to the town". Barite was mined at Glencarbury in the Dartry Mountains above the lake between 1894 and 1979. A cable ropeway from the mine area to the lake shore was constructed in 1942. By this means the extracted barite
48-507: The lake. The water quality was reported to be excellent c. 2001 – c. 2003 with an oligotrophic rating. The ecology of Glencar Lough, and other Irish waterways, remain threatened by curly waterweed , zebra mussel , and freshwater clam invasive species. Historically Glencar Valley was known as Glenn-Dallain and was part of the Kingdom of Breifne . The lake and its crannogs, then occupied, are mentioned in
56-546: The northern shore, just west of the Glencar Waterfall outflow. The lake drains west into the Drumcliff River, which in turn flows into Sligo Bay. Lake depth is greatest near the southern shore with a shallower shelf at the northern shore. Fish present in Glencar Lough include salmon and brown trout . Bird life includes tufted duck , pochard and goldeneye . These are migratory species which winter at
64-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Glencar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glencar&oldid=1217215729 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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