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Lough O'Flynn

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in the lake; this is believed to date back to the Medieval period, when it would have been used as a place of safety to retreat to when under attack. There are marked trails along bog tracks leading around the lake, with views of the lake and river as well as surrounding areas of bog scrub,
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and new peat is being formed; in this case, there are hummocks and extensive quaking areas and many large steep-sided pools intersecting with each other. Besides the moss, typical plants are
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Lough O'Flynn measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) east of
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Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006).
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A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes
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in the Middle Ages. The tribe was one of the main families in
273: 443: 252:lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in west 583: 85: 341:. Active raised bogs have a high percentage of 565:National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) 412: 410: 507:Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) 304:. There is an artificial island known as a 29: 453:Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) 407: 58: 309:coniferous woodland and open peatland. 584: 495: 317:Fish species in Lough O'Flynn include 483:. Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2014 472: 470: 536:"Lough O'Flynn: Wild goose bog loop" 550: 196:1.37 km (0.53 sq mi) 155:18.35 km (7.1 sq mi) 13: 467: 437: 312: 14: 603: 16:Lake in County Roscommon, Ireland 276:, who ruled the region known as 57: 50: 503:"Loch Uí Fhloinn/Lough O'Flynn" 296:, just north of the village of 528: 333:and the critically endangered 1: 400: 339:Special Area of Conservation 287: 7: 388: 10: 608: 558:"Carrowbehy/Caher Bog SAC" 592:Lakes of County Roscommon 395:List of loughs in Ireland 300:and is the source of the 256:and is the source of the 228: 224: 216: 208: 200: 192: 188:0.8 km (0.5 mi) 184: 180:2.3 km (1.4 mi) 176: 172: 159: 149: 137: 123: 84: 74: 45: 28: 23: 212:16.5 m (54 ft) 375:hare’s-tail cottongrass 263: 220:77 m (253 ft) 204:4.5 m (15 ft) 515:Dublin City University 245: 30: 268:The name is from the 108:53.76444°N 8.63111°W 104: /  66:Location in Ireland 383:cross-leaved heath 363:lesser bladderwort 113:53.76444; -8.63111 385:are to be found. 235: 234: 217:Surface elevation 599: 576: 575: 573: 571: 562: 554: 548: 547: 545: 543: 538:. DiscoverIsland 532: 526: 525: 523: 521: 499: 493: 492: 490: 488: 482: 474: 465: 464: 462: 460: 450: 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 414: 359:white beak sedge 254:County Roscommon 141: 140:Primary outflows 127: 119: 118: 116: 115: 114: 109: 105: 102: 101: 100: 97: 87: 79:County Roscommon 61: 60: 54: 41: 33: 21: 20: 607: 606: 602: 601: 600: 598: 597: 596: 582: 581: 580: 579: 569: 567: 560: 556: 555: 551: 541: 539: 534: 533: 529: 519: 517: 501: 500: 496: 486: 484: 480: 476: 475: 468: 458: 456: 448: 442: 438: 428: 426: 418:"Lough O'Flynn" 416: 415: 408: 403: 391: 315: 313:Natural history 290: 266: 246:Loch Uí Fhloinn 163: countries 126:Primary inflows 112: 110: 106: 103: 98: 95: 93: 91: 90: 70: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 62: 35: 31:Loch Uí Fhloinn 17: 12: 11: 5: 605: 595: 594: 578: 577: 549: 527: 494: 466: 436: 405: 404: 402: 399: 398: 397: 390: 387: 314: 311: 289: 286: 278:Síol Maelruain 265: 262: 233: 232: 230: 226: 225: 222: 221: 218: 214: 213: 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 178: 174: 173: 170: 169: 164: 157: 156: 153: 151:Catchment area 147: 146: 143: 135: 134: 129: 121: 120: 88: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 65: 56: 55: 49: 48: 47: 46: 43: 42: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 604: 593: 590: 589: 587: 566: 559: 553: 537: 531: 516: 512: 508: 504: 498: 479: 473: 471: 454: 447: 440: 425: 424: 419: 413: 411: 406: 396: 393: 392: 386: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 343:sphagnum moss 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 310: 307: 303: 299: 295: 285: 283: 279: 275: 272:tribe of the 271: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 238:Lough O'Flynn 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 201:Average depth 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 168: 165: 162: 158: 154: 152: 148: 144: 142: 136: 133: 130: 128: 122: 117: 89: 83: 80: 77: 73: 53: 44: 39: 32: 27: 24:Lough O'Flynn 22: 19: 568:. Retrieved 552: 540:. Retrieved 530: 518:. Retrieved 506: 497: 485:. Retrieved 457:. Retrieved 455:. p. 13 439: 427:. Retrieved 421: 371:bog asphodel 351:cotton grass 335:European eel 316: 291: 270:Gaelic Irish 267: 237: 236: 193:Surface area 18: 570:29 December 487:29 December 429:29 December 423:Google Maps 327:brown trout 298:Ballinlough 294:Ballyhaunis 177:Max. length 111: / 86:Coordinates 520:30 January 459:12 October 451:(Report). 401:References 302:River Suck 282:Kiltullagh 258:River Suck 250:freshwater 229:References 209:Max. depth 185:Max. width 145:River Suck 132:River Suck 96:53°45′52″N 379:deergrass 355:bog sedge 288:Geography 99:8°37′52″W 586:Category 542:12 March 389:See also 284:parish. 274:Ó Floinn 75:Location 420:(Map). 367:heather 347:bogbean 306:crannog 248:) is a 167:Ireland 34:  561:(PDF) 481:(PDF) 449:(PDF) 323:perch 319:roach 242:Irish 161:Basin 38:Irish 572:2015 544:2020 522:2020 513:and 489:2015 461:2022 431:2015 381:and 361:and 331:pike 264:Name 588:: 563:. 509:. 505:. 469:^ 409:^ 377:, 373:, 369:, 357:, 353:, 349:, 329:, 325:, 321:, 260:. 244:: 574:. 546:. 524:. 491:. 463:. 433:. 240:( 40:) 36:(

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Irish
Lough O'Flynn location in Ireland
County Roscommon
53°45′52″N 8°37′52″W / 53.76444°N 8.63111°W / 53.76444; -8.63111
Primary inflows
River Suck
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
Ireland
Irish
freshwater
County Roscommon
River Suck
Gaelic Irish
Ó Floinn
Síol Maelruain
Kiltullagh
Ballyhaunis
Ballinlough
River Suck
crannog
roach
perch
brown trout
pike
European eel
Special Area of Conservation
sphagnum moss
bogbean

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