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Lough Scur
Lough Scur () is a freshwater lake in south County Leitrim, northwest Ireland. It is part of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. There have been Human settlements here since the New Stone Age. Modern features include quays and moorings. Protected features are Lough Scur#Castle John and Jail island, Castle John, three Crannogs, and the causeway into Rusheen Island, though "Jail Island" is not protected. The ecology of Lough Scur, and indeed all county Leitrim lakes, is threatened by pollution and invasive species such as Lagarosiphon major, curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater clam. Etymology Fanciful folklore of the 19th century claimed Lough Scur was named from Oscar (Irish mythology), Oscar son of OisÃn, and his grave lay at Aghascur, "the field of the Scur". However, it is pointed out the word "Scur" ( ga, Scor, genitive scuir) has various meanings, and probably translates to "". John O'Donovan (scholar), O’Donovan suggests 'Scuir' means "", and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,087 according to the 2022 census. The county encompasses the historic Gaelic territory of West Breffny () corresponding to the northern part of the county, and Muintir Eolais or Conmaicne Réin, corresponding to the southern part. Geography Leitrim is the 26th largest of the 32 counties by area (the 21st largest of the 26 counties of the Republic) and the smallest by population. It is the smallest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Leitrim is bordered by the counties of Donegal to the north, Fermanagh to the north-east, Cavan to the east, Longford to the south, Roscommon to the south-west and Sligo to the west. Fermanagh is in Northern Ireland while all the other neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Scur, Corglass
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling lough is commonly found in place names; in Lowland Scots and Scottish English, the spelling "loch" is always used. Many loughs are connected to stories of lake-bursts, signifying their mythical origin. Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs or sea loughs. Some such bodies of water could also be called firths, fjords, estuaries, straits or bays. Background This name for a body of water is Insular CelticThe current form has currency in the following languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx, and has been borrowed into Lowland Scots, Scottish English, Irish English and Standard English. in origin and is applied to most lakes in Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. The word comes from Proto-Indo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morainic Drift
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet. It may consist of partly rounded particles ranging in size from boulders (in which case it is often referred to as boulder clay) down to gravel and sand, in a groundmass of finely-divided clayey material sometimes called glacial flour. Lateral moraines are those formed at the side of the ice flow, and terminal moraines were formed at the foot, marking the maximum advance of the glacier. Other types of moraine include ground moraines (till-covered areas forming sheets on flat or irregular topography) and medial moraines (moraines formed where two glaciers meet). Etymology The word ''moraine'' is borrowed from French , which in turn is derived from the Savoyard Italian ("mound of earth"). ''Morena'' in this case was derived from Provenà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as Crevasse, crevasses and Serac, seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and greenhouse periods, during which there are no glaciers on the planet. Earth is currently in the Quaternary glaciation. Individual pulses of cold climate within an ice age are termed ''glacial periods'' (or, alternatively, ''glacials, glaciations, glacial stages, stadials, stades'', or colloquially, ''ice ages''), and intermittent warm periods within an ice age are called '' interglacials'' or ''interstadials''. In glaciology, ''ice age'' implies the presence of extensive ice sheets in both northern and southern hemispheres. By this definition, Earth is currently in an interglacial period—the Holocene. The amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted into Earth's oceans and atmosphere is predicted to prevent the next glacial period for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Anierin
Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Ireland. It rises to and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. Its present form evolved from the southwestward movement of ice age glaciers over millions of years, the morainic drift heaping thousands of drumlins in the surrounding lowlands. Historically there were many iron ore deposits and ironworks in the area. Irish mythology associates the mountain with the Tuatha Dé Danann, particularly the smith god Goibniu. Sliabh an Iarainn is an important natural heritage site with exposed marine and coastal fauna of paleontological interest Etymology The name means "mountain or moor of the iron" and refers to the many iron ore deposits in the area. Boate (1652) said "the mountains are so full of this metal, that hereof it hath got in Irish the name of Slew Neren, that is, Mountains of Iron". It is sometimes anglicized 'Slieve Anierin' or 'Slievanierin'. The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogen Moraine
A Rogen moraine (also called ribbed moraine) is a subglacially (''i.e.'' under a glacier or ice sheet) formed type of moraine landform,Hättestrand, C. & Kleman, J., 1999. Ribbed moraine formation. ''Quaternary Science Reviews, 18'':43-61 that mainly occurs in Fennoscandia, Scotland,Finlayson, A. G. & Bradwell, T., 2008. Morphological characteristics, formation and glaciological significance of Rogen moraine in northern Scotland. ''Geomorphology, 101'':607-617 IrelandDunlop, P. & Clark, C. D., 2006. The morphological characteristics of ribbed moraine. ''Quaternary Science Reviews, 25'':1668-1691 and Canada.Marich, A., Batterson, M. & Bell, T., 2005. The morphology and sedimentological analyses of Rogen moraines, central Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. ''Current Research, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, Report, 05-1'':1-14 It is one of the three main types of hummocky moraines. They cover large areas that have been covered by ice, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumaleague Lough
Drumaleague Lough () is a very small freshwater in northwest Ireland. The ecology of Drumaleague Lough, and other county Leitrim, Leitrim waterways, remain threatened by zebra mussel and other invasive species. Etymology The origin of the lake name is unknown, but ( ga, Droim Dhá Liag Loch) means the "". Geography Drumaleague Lough lies south of both Drumcong village and Carrickaport Lough, and southwest of Lough Scur. This eclipitical shaped lake is very small, covering a surface-area of about , measuring in length from west to east, and north to south, with depths of up to and a very soft mud bottom. Drumaleague Lough is connected to Lough Conway to the west, and Lough Scur to the east by the Shannon–Erne Waterway. Ecology The presence, and type, of fish found in Drumaleague Lough is not recorded. Human settlement The primary human settlements near Drumaleague Lough is Drumcong village. Drumaleague Lough is bounded by the townlands of Letterfine to the north and ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Marrave
Lough Marrave () is a small freshwater lake in county Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland. Etymology ( ga, Loch Marbh) translates to "". It is plausible Lough Marrave served a pagan sacrificial purpose, and the Keshcarrigan Bowl was deposited there as a ritual offering. There is a reference in the "" to an unidentified and "" on the "road to Fenagh, County Leitrim, Fenagh", with a marginal note attributed to Tadgh O'Roddy ( 1700) adding: "". Nevertheless, the origin of the "Dead lake" etymology remains speculative and unknown. Geography Lough Marrave lies north east of Keshcarrigan village, and east of Lough Scur. The lake is very small and shallow, covering a surface-area of about , and might be considered a continuation of Lough Scur, as they share the same level and connected by a half-mile channel. Lough Marrave is connected to St. John's Lough and Lough Scur by the Shannon–Erne Waterway. Ecology The presence, and type, of fish found in Lough Marrave is not recorded. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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