Ballycuirke Lough (),
[ also known as Ballyquirke Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is part of the Lough Corrib catchment in County Galway.
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Geography and natural history
Ballycuirke Lough is located about northwest of Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
city, on the N59 road, near the village of Moycullen
Moycullen ( ga, Maigh Cuilinn) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara.
Moycullen is now a satel ...
.[ The lake is a ]pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
fishing destination.[
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See also
* List of loughs in Ireland
References
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[{{cite web , url = http://www.logainm.ie/en/1397453 , title = Loch Bhaile Uí Chuirc/Ballycuirke Lough , work = ]Placenames Database of Ireland
The Placenames Database of Ireland ( ga, Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann), also known as , is a database and archive of place names in Ireland. It was created by Fiontar, Dublin City University in collaboration with the Placenames Branch of ...
, publisher = Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its ...
, access-date = 29 March 2016
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[{{cite report , last1 = Free , first1 = Gary , last2 = Little , first2 = Ruth , last3 = Tierney , first3 = Deirdre , last4 = Donnelly , first4 = Karol , last5 = Caroni , first5 = Rossana , name-list-style = amp , url = https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/water/Final-Report-(2000-FS1-M1).pdf#page=16 , title = A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes , date = 2006 , pages = 10 , publisher = ]Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
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, access-date = 11 October 2022
[{{cite web , url = http://www.fishinginireland.info/coarse/west/moycullen.htm , title = Moycullen , publisher = Inland Fisheries Ireland , access-date = 29 March 2016 ]
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