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Water Body Attractions In Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2011, its population was 1,810,863, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the UK's population. Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement, the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the British government. Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in so...
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Water Body Attractions In Northern Ireland

  • 1. The River Foyle Derry
    Derry, officially Londonderry , is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name Daire meaning oak grove. In 1613, the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I and gained the London prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds. While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry, Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks . The population of the city was 83,652 at the 2001 Census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 90,736. The district administered by Derry City an...
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  • 2. Enagh Lough Derry
    Enagh Lough is a pair of lakes called East lake and Westlake, situated between Judges Road and Temple Road in Maydown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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  • 3. The River Faughan Derry
    Claudy is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, 6 miles southeast of Derry, where the River Glenrandal joins the River Faughan. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran. It is also part of Derry and Strabane district. Claudy had a population of 1,336 people in the 2011 Census. It has two primary schools, two churches and a college named St Patrick's and St. Brigid's College.
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  • 5. White Park Bay Ballintoy
    White Park, County Antrim is a townland of 170 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballintoy and the historic barony of Cary.The townland includes the beach area of White Park Bay, where a cairn is designated as a Scheduled Historic Monument at grid ref: D0225 4403.
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  • 6. Strangford Lough Strangford
    Strangford Lough is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in the British Isles, covering 150 km2 . The lough is almost totally enclosed by the Ards Peninsula and is linked to the Irish Sea by a long narrow channel at its southeastern edge. The main body of the lough has at least seventy islands along with many islets , bays, coves, headlands and mudflats. Strangford Lough was designated as Northern Ireland's first Marine Conservation Zone under the introduction of the Marine Act 2013. It has also been designated a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive, and its abundant wildlife is recognised internationally for its importance. In the medieval and early modern period Strangford Lough was known in Irish as Lo...
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  • 7. Donaghadee Harbour Donaghadee
    Donaghadee is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about 18 miles east of Belfast and about six miles south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 6,869 people in the 2011 Census.
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  • 8. River Lagan Belfast
    The Blackstaff River is a watercourse, a tributary of the River Lagan. It flows underneath the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was formerly visible, but much of it was culverted and built over in the late 19th century.
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  • 10. Lough Neagh County Antrim
    This is an alphabetical list of loughs on the island of Ireland. It also shows a table of the largest loughs. The word lough is pronounced loch and comes from the Irish loch, meaning lake. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are an estimated 12,000 lakes in the Republic of Ireland, covering an area of more than 1,200 square kilometres. The largest lough, by area, in Ireland is Lough Neagh. Lough Corrib is the second largest, and is the largest in the Republic. The largest lough, by water volume, is Lough Neagh, with Lough Mask being the largest in the Republic. The list below contains only those loughs that are of geographic, geological, or historical importance and almost all of them are over a square kilometre in area. It includes loughs that are in Northern Ireland a...
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