Kinlough

Kinlough
Irish: Cionn Locha
Village
Kinlough village.
Kinlough village.
Kinlough is located in Ireland
Kinlough
Kinlough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°27′00″N 8°17′00″W / 54.45°N 8.2833°W / 54.45; -8.2833
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Leitrim
BaronyRosclogher
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population1,032
Irish Grid ReferenceG816557

Kinlough (/kɪnˈlɒx/ kin-LOKH; Irish: Cionn Locha, meaning 'head of the lake')[2] is a large village in north County Leitrim. It lies between the Dartry Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the River Duff and the River Drowes, at the head of Lough Melvin. It borders County Donegal and County Fermanagh, both in Ulster, and is near Yeats Country in County Sligo. It lies 2.5 miles from Bundoran in County Donegal, and across Lough Melvin from the village of Garrison in County Fermanagh.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Kinlough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Cionn Locha/Kinlough". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 30 September 2021.