Lough Ree (northern entrance)
Lough Ree (northern entrance) is a complicated waterways junction.
Early plans for the River Shannon - Lough Ree between Westcroft and Blackburn were proposed by Hugh Henshall but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Barnsley to Bath canal at Wrexham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Newport Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Slough instead. According to Charles Harding's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Barhampton Aqueduct is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
Early plans of what would become the River Shannon - Lanesborough to Jamestown were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1888 but problems with Newcastle-under-Lyme Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Manworth to Barton canal at Warrington, the difficulty of tunneling under Blackpool caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Sumerlease instead. According to Barry Smith's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Eastington Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.
| River Shannon - Lough Ree | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lough Ree (southern entrance) | 19 miles | |
| Lecarrow | 9 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Portrunny | 7 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Ballyleague Harbour | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lough Ree (northern entrance) | ||
| River Shannon - Lanesborough to Jamestown | ||
| Lough Ree (northern entrance) | ||
| Lanesborough Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bord na Mona Railway Bridge | 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Shannon - Camlin Junction (south) | 8 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Tarmonbarry Lock | 8 miles, 6 furlongs | |
| Tarmonbarry Bridge | 9 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
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Lough Ree (Irish: Loch Rí) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south. There are also several minor lakes along the length of the river. The lake serves as a border between the counties of Longford and Westmeath (both in the province of Leinster) on the eastern side and County Roscommon in the province of Connacht on the western side. The lake is popular for fishing and boating. The lake supports a small commercial eel fishery and is locally famous for its eels on wheels truck. The town of Athlone is situated at the southern end of the lake, and has a harbour for boats going out on the lake. The small town of Lanesboro is at the northern end of the lake.
The island of Inchcleraun (Inis Cloithreann) in the northern part of the lake is the site of a monastery founded in the early Christian era and contains the remains of several ancient churches. In Irish legends, it was on this island that Queen Maeve was killed. The Viking Turgesius controlled a ringfort on the shores until his death by drowning in Lough Owel.
Families lived on some of the islands in Lough Ree including Inchcleraun (Walsh & Farrell), The Black Islands (Hanly & O'Hara), Inchmore (Tiernan, Quigley, Nolan & Keefe), Hare Island (Duffy), Inchbofin (Connell), Inch Turk (Ganly, Slevin & Walsh) and Inchenagh (Shea, Killian & Connaughton) until the 1950s, when they were rehoused ashore. Like several other Irish loughs, Lough Ree has been the scene of claimed sightings of a lake monster over the years.
The geographical centre of Ireland is in the townland of Carnagh East, Co. Roscommon on the western shore of Lough Ree, opposite the Cribby Islands Also Hodson pillar which is located on an island on the lake is said to be the most central point in Ireland.