Coney Island, Lough Neagh

54°31′01″N 6°33′04″W / 54.517°N 6.551°W / 54.517; -6.551

Coney Island, Taken from the back of Trostan on the crossing to Maghery country park

Coney Island is an island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 1 km offshore from Maghery in County Armagh, is thickly wooded and of nearly 9 acres (36,000 m2) in area.[1] It lies between the mouths of the River Blackwater and the River Bann in the south-west corner of Lough Neagh.[2] Boat trips to the island are available at weekends from Maghery Country Park or Kinnego Marina.[3] The island is owned by the National Trust and managed on their behalf by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.[4] Coney Island Flat is a rocky outcrop adjacent to the island.[5] Although Samuel Lewis called Coney Island the only island in County Armagh,[6] Armagh's section of Lough Neagh also includes Croaghan Island, as well as the marginal cases of Padian and Derrywarragh Island.[7]

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  2. ^ Addyman, P. V. (1965). "Coney Island, Lough Neagh: Prehistoric Settlement, Anglo-Norman Castle and Elizabethan Native Fortress: An Interim Report on Excavations in 1962 to 1964". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 28: 78–101. JSTOR 20627417.
  3. ^ "Lough Neagh Boat Trips". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Coney Island". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  5. ^ Greer, Philip John (1971). Holiday Cruising in Ireland: A Guide to Irish Inland Waterways. David & Charles. pp. 126–7. ISBN 9780715350034.
  6. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "County Armagh Topography". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland.
  7. ^ "MapViewer". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.