Lough Gill
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Primary outflows	River Garavogue
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. length	8 km (5 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1 mi)
Islands	c. 20 (Innisfree)

Lough Gill (or Loch Gile in Irish) is a lake mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in the Republic of Ireland. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. County Leitrim ( is one of the counties of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It is about 8 km (5 miles) long and 2 km (1 mile) wide and drains into the River Garavogue near Sligo Town. Sligo (disambiguation Sligo ( (ˈslaɪɡoʊ "sly-go" Irish ˈɕlʲɪɟəx is the County town of County Sligo in Ireland. The picturesque lake is surrounded by wooded hills and is popular with birdwatchers. Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. It is overlooked by the fortified manor house, Parke's Castle. Rising three storeys tall in an idyllic setting on the banks of Lough Gill, in County Leitrim in Ireland, Parke’s Castle is a plantation era The present castle was built in the 1600s by Captain Robert Parke on the site of the former stronghold of the O'Rourke (Uí Ruairc) clan. A clan is a group of People united by Kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor The Uí Ruairc's ruled the area from about the 7th century (they were descended from Sean Ferghal O Ruairc, King of Connacht around 952) up to the time of Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known The lake contains about 20 small islands, including the romantic Isle of Innisfree made famous in a poem by William Butler Yeats. The "Lake Isle of Innisfree" is a poem written by William Butler Yeats about an island in Lough Gill.

Hazelwood is an area on the northeast shore of the lake. Hazelwood is located just over 2 miles outside the town of Sligo in northwest Ireland, in the parish of Calry.

St. Angela's College, Sligo is near the lake. St Angela's College Sligo is a college of the National University of Ireland Galway since 2006

Parke's Castle in County Leitrim

This article related to the geography of County Sligo, Ireland is a stub. County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to the geography of County Leitrim, Ireland is a stub. County Leitrim ( is one of the counties of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.