Lough Major - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Lough Major
A prolific lake that is brimming with all of the usual Irish species, including plenty of good bream that have attracted anglers for decades and at one time was popular a match angling venue. Fishing from the bank is comfortable with a number of platforms along the town-side of the Major and a firm shoreline along the facing bank, which can be reached comfortably by car.
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Ballybay Wetlands Centre
1.92km from Lough Major
The Ballybay Wetlands Centre is an impressive multi-purpose venue set in the heart of co Monaghan with sweeping views of the surrounding wetlands. Wetlands are considered to be the most biological diverse of all eco systems serving as home to a wide range of plants and animal life. Many species of birds,fish and animals and amphibians rely on wetland habitat for breeding,foraging and cover.
White Lough
4.86km from Lough Major
White Lough, also known as White Lake, is a freshwater lake in the northeast of Ireland. It is located in County Monaghan in the catchment of the River Erne. White Lough measures about 2.5 km long west–east and 0.5 km wide.It is located about 5 km southwest of Ballybay.
Dromore River
9.16km from Lough Major
Dromore River is a stream in County Cavan and has an elevation of 78 metres. Dromore River is situated nearby to Tullyvin, close to Tullyvin House. A good picnic destination and also you can spend some goodtime here.
Muckno park
10.48km from Lough Major
Lough Muckno Leisure Park is situated close to the centre of the mid Monaghan town of Castleblayney. It is set on 900 acres of wooded country with many activities including fishing, walking trails, water sports and picnic areas. The lake itself is the largest and most beautiful of Monaghan’s lakes with spectacular views of the surrounding area.
Senator Billy Fox Memorial Park
10.69km from Lough Major
Senator Billy Fox Memorial Park covers an area of approximately 6.3hectares and is located in Bawn, Co. Monaghan on the Cavan Monaghan border. The park is suitable for all fitness levels and abilities with walking paths and picnic benches dotted throughout. Enjoy the sound of the stream and its cascading water, view the central bandstand and memorial plaque to Senator Billy Fox who was the only member of the Oireachtas to be assassinated during the Troubles.
St Peter’s Tin Church Laragh
11.81km from Lough Major
St. Peter's Church in Laragh, County Monaghan, Ireland, is a tin tabernacle constructed in 1890 from corrugated iron and timber.The Swiss-Gothic design of the church was inspired by travels on the continent in the 1800s by Laragh Tweed Mill operator James McKean and his wife. It is part of Ireland’s irreplaceable built heritage and was listed as a Building of National Importance by National Inventory of Architectural Heritage in 2014.
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County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is in the province of Ulster. It’s home to Lough Muckno, a world-class centre for angling and wakeboarding; Clones Lace and Carrickmacross Lace, an exquisite technique used in royal wedding dresses over many centuries; round towers, historic houses and the drumlin-dotted landscape which inspired the poems of Patrick Kavanagh.
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