Kinlough
Irish: Cionn Locha | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°27′00″N 8°17′00″W / 54.45°N 8.2833°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Leitrim |
Barony | Rosclogher |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Population | 1,032 |
Irish Grid Reference | G816557 |
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.