Garraun South-West Top
Garraun () at , is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications (e.g. Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam, and Hewitt (hill), Hewitt), it does have the topographic prominence, prominence to be a Marilyn (hill), Marilyn.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Garraun lies on an isolated massif near the mouth of Killary Harbour at the far north sector of the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Galway. The southern slopes are a scenic backdrop to Kylemore Abbey and Kylemore Lough. Naming Irish academic Paul Tempan notes that Garraun is clearly a name of Irish origin, either from ga, garrán, meaning "grove", or more likely from ga, géarán ...
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Lough Fee
Lough Fee () is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway. Geography Lough Fee measures about long and wide. It is located about northeast of Clifden and just south of Killary Harbour. Hydrology The Tooreenacoona River enters Lough Fee at its southwestern shore. Lough Fee flows out to the northwest to Lough Muck, which in turn flows to the Atlantic Ocean via the Culfin River. Natural history Fish species in Lough Fee include salmon and brown trout. Lough Fee is part of The Twelve Bens/ Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation. See also * List of loughs in Ireland References External links * {{Commons category-inline, Lough Fee Fee A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for rights or services. Fees usually allow for overhead, wages, costs, and markup. Traditionally, professionals in the United Kingdom (and previously the Republic of Ireland) receive a fee in cont ...