The Lough
Suburb and waterbody
Lake and parkland at the Lough
Lake and parkland at the Lough
The Lough is located in County Cork
The Lough
The Lough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°53′14″N 8°29′12″W / 51.8872°N 8.4867°W / 51.8872; -8.4867
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
Administrative areaCork (city)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

The Lough is the name of a suburb of Cork City, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name.[1] It lies on the south side of the city. The Lough is part of the Cork South-Central Dáil constituency.

Lake

The Lough is a shallow spring-fed freshwater lake with an average depth of one metre and a total area of 4 hectares.[2] It is a wildfowl preserve, particularly for swans, and has been a protected area since 1881. The Lough is also used for coarse angling (on a 'strictly catch and release basis')[3] and is home to fish species such as carp, eel, tench, rudd and perch.[2]

The outer border of the body of water at the Lough is approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi).[4]

Demographics

The Lough district is close to the main University College Cork campus, and has a high density of student accommodation.

The Lough, Cork

References

  1. ↑ "Cork - Parishes - The Lough". Diocese of Cork & Ross. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The Lough, Cork". ENFO (Environmental Information Service). Retrieved 18 April 2017 – via Ask-About-Ireland.
  3. ↑ "Parks Section - The Lough". Cork City Council. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Running & Walking Routes in Cork, Ireland - The Lough". StepWhere.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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