Lough Eidin, also known as Drumharlow Lake or Lough Drumharlow, is a lake in Ireland, located west of Carrick-on-Shannon. It is located on the Boyle River just above its junction with the Shannon.,.[1]

Lough Eidin
View of the lough from Carrick-on-Shannon Golf Club.
Lough Eidin
Location	County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates	53.964327°N 8.143352°W / 53.964327; -8.143352
Native name	Loch Éidin (Irish)
Primary inflows	Boyle River
Primary outflows	River Shannon
Basin countries	Ireland
Surface area	2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Surface elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Islands	Inishatirra
Settlements	Carrick-on-Shannon

Wildlife

Roach, bream, brown trout and rudd are the main fish.[2][3]

There are extensive callows on the shoreline, which is proposed as a Natural Heritage Area. A flock of Greenland white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons flavirostris) feed there.[4]

Regattas

A regatta was held on this lake in 1895, but the regatta was not repeated because the lake was too small.

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References