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Lough Inagh
Lough Inagh () is a freshwater lake in the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, Galway, in the west of Ireland. Geography Lough Inagh is located about east of Clifden on the R344 road in the Inagh Valley. The Twelve Bens range lies to the west of the lake, with Derryclare and Bencorr directly overlooking the lake. The bulk of the Maumturks range and its long central spine lies to the east of the lake, with two highest peaks of Letterbreckaun and Binn idir an Dá Log , also overlooking the Lough. Lough Inagh is fed from several mountain streams in the area, but most importantly from the ''Gleninagh River'' that starts high up in the ''Gleninagh Valley'' on the slopes of Benbaun and Bencollaghduff, and the ''Tooreennacoona River''. After flowing into Lough Inagh, the river flows into Derryclare Lough, and then into Ballynahinch Lake, where it eventually joins the Owenmore River where is flows into Bertraghboy Bay. Fishing Lough Inagh is noted for its lake and river fishing wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bencorr
Bencorr () at , is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. It is the second-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun ; it lies close to Benbaun, separated only by the third-highest mountain in the range of Bencollaghduff , and the col of Maumina. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, British cartographer Tim Robinson proposed the alternative name for the mountain, however, Tempan agreed that the existing OS map name of Bencorr was the correct version. Tempan records that the British army sappers set up a beacon on Bencorr during the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland in the 1830s (i.e. the 6" map series), and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bencollaghduff
Bencollaghduff () at , is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bencollaghduff is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. It is the 3rd tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun , to which it is connected by the northern col of Maumina; and after Bencorr , to which it is connected by a high southeast rocky ridge. Bencollaghduff's prominence of qualifies it as a Marilyn, and it also ranks it as the 56th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, "Bencollaghduff" most likely means "peak of the black hags", howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockpasheemore
Benbaun () is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland. With a height of , it is the 72nd highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Benbaun is situated at the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, and the county top for Galway. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, the "white peak" in the Irish language name derives from the abundance of quartzite rock in the summit of Benbaun. Tempan notes that Benbaun is the "Mont Blanc" of Connemara. Geography Benbaun is the highest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, which is situated in the Connemara National Park in west Galway. Benbaun lies at the centre of the range and is situated in the middle of a long east-west ridge that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissoughter
Lissoughter () at , does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of ranks it as a Marilyn.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Lissoughter is an isolated peak, situated between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park, in Recess, County Galway, Ireland. A quarry on Lissoughter's southern slopes (the Lissoughter-Derryclare quarry, named after the peak and the neighbouring Derryclare mountain), is a noted source of the green-coloured Connemara marble (sometimes called ''Connemara Lissoughter Marble''). As an isolated standalone peak, it is less frequented by hill-walkers, however, it is regarded for its views of the two ranges and the southern boglands of Connemara. Gallery File:Lough Inagh, Connemara, Ireland.jpg , Lough Inagh and Lissoughter (back, right), vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrot Ridge
Bencorr () at , is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. It is the second-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun ; it lies close to Benbaun, separated only by the third-highest mountain in the range of Bencollaghduff , and the col of Maumina. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, British cartographer Tim Robinson proposed the alternative name for the mountain, however, Tempan agreed that the existing OS map name of Bencorr was the correct version. Tempan records that the British army sappers set up a beacon on Bencorr during the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland in the 1830s (i.e. the 6" map series), and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bencorrbeg
Bencorr () at , is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland. It is the second-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun ; it lies close to Benbaun, separated only by the third-highest mountain in the range of Bencollaghduff , and the col of Maumina. Naming According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, British cartographer Tim Robinson proposed the alternative name for the mountain, however, Tempan agreed that the existing OS map name of Bencorr was the correct version. Tempan records that the British army sappers set up a beacon on Bencorr during the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland in the 1830s (i.e. the 6" map series), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Culture, Heritage And The Gaeltacht
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media ( ga, An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The mission of the department is to promote and develop Ireland's tourism, culture, and art; and to advance the use of the Irish language, including the development of the Gaeltacht. It is led by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media who is assisted by one Minister of State. Departmental team The official headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on Kildare Street, Dublin. The department also has offices in South Frederick Street in Dublin and in New Road, Killarney, County Kerry. The departmental team consists of the following: *Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Catherine Martin, TD ** Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport: Jack Chambers, TD *Secretary General of the Department: Katherine Licke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derryclare Nature Reserve
Derryclare () is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens mountain range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, It is the 5th tallest of the core '' Twelve Bens''. The Derryclare Lough on its southern slopes is a scenic location in Connemara, while Derryclare Wood, on its eastern slopes, contains a ''Statutory Nature Reserve'' (SRN). Derryclare's prominence of does not qualify it as a Marilyn, however, it does rank as the 72nd-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres. Naming The name "Derryclare" comes from Irish ''Doire Chláir''; means "an oak wood", and can mean either a "plain" or a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derryclare Wood
Derryclare () is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens mountain range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, It is the 5th tallest of the core '' Twelve Bens''. The Derryclare Lough on its southern slopes is a scenic location in Connemara, while Derryclare Wood, on its eastern slopes, contains a ''Statutory Nature Reserve'' (SRN). Derryclare's prominence of does not qualify it as a Marilyn, however, it does rank as the 72nd-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres. Naming The name "Derryclare" comes from Irish ''Doire Chláir''; means "an oak wood", and can mean either a "plain" or a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirque
A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform arising from fluvial erosion. The concave shape of a glacial cirque is open on the downhill side, while the cupped section is generally steep. Cliff-like slopes, down which ice and glaciated debris combine and converge, form the three or more higher sides. The floor of the cirque ends up bowl-shaped, as it is the complex convergence zone of combining ice flows from multiple directions and their accompanying rock burdens. Hence, it experiences somewhat greater erosion forces and is most often overdeepened below the level of the cirque's low-side outlet (stage) and its down-slope (backstage) valley. If the cirque is subject to seasonal melting, the floor of the cirque most often forms a tarn (small lake) behind a dam, which marks the down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Trout
Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), and is often referred to as ''Salmo trutta'' morpha ''trutta''. Other names for anadromous brown trout are sewin (Wales), peel or peal ( Southwest England), mort (Northwest England), finnock (Scotland), white trout (Ireland) and salmon trout (culinary). The term "sea trout" is also used to describe other anadromous salmonids, such as coho salmon (''Oncorhynchus kisutch''), coastal cutthroat trout (''Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii''), brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis''), Arctic char (''Salvelinus alpinus alpinus'') and Dolly Varden (''Salvenlinus malma''). Even some non-salmonid fish species are also commonly known as sea trout, such as Northern pikeminnow (''Ptychocheilus oregonensis'') and members of the weakfish family (''Cynoscion''). Range Anadromous brown trout are widely distributed in Europe along the Atlantic and Baltic coasts, the United Kingdom and the coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grilse
Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus ''Oncorhynchus'') basin. Other closely related fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling, whitefish, lenok and taimen. Salmon are typically anadromous: they hatch in the gravel beds of shallow fresh water streams, migrate to the ocean as adults and live like sea fish, then return to fresh water to reproduce. However, populations of several species are restricted to fresh water throughout their lives. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they hatched to spawn (biology), spawn, and tracking studies have shown this to be mostly true. A portion of a returning salmon run may stray and spawn in different freshwater systems; the percent of straying depends on the species of salmon. Homing behavior has been shown to depend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
