Body of water

Lough Gill

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Margaret

July 30, 2020

pleasant lakeside walks through the forest, visit the lake isle of innishfree and parkes castle short drive from sligo

Una

June 29, 2015

Beautiful lake, immortalised in Yeats's poetry, containing the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Daily boat trips go from Parke's castle.

David

June 24, 2017

Lough Gill is an 8km long limestone lake, lying just east of Sligo Town. It features underwater cliffs and due to its natural eutrophic state, it is listed as a protected site under the EU Habitats Directive. The lake also supports a number of protected species of lamprey, as well as Atlantic Salmon and otter. The lakeshores of Lough Gill comprise of an Old Oak Woodland known as Slish Woods. The area is dominated by oak, rowan and willow, but are also home to a number of other species such as yew, strawberry tree, and the rare Bird Cherry and Rock Whitebeam. A large fauna population is also present in the woodland, and particularly noteworthy is the established community of pine martens