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road. The lake is part of the Lough Ennell
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The loughside has a caravan and camping park, boat hire facilities, hotels and restaurants and a fishery. Belvedere House is also an attraction and is managed by the County
Council, it hosts a number of sporting and cultural events annually such as concerts and triathlons.
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are the main catches. In recent times it appears that stocks of both game and coarse fish in the lake have been declining. There is speculation locally as to the reason for this. In 2019, the
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was in a boat on the lake when he looked back at
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locals began to refer to the lakeshore as
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as a holiday home and place to write, local tradition states that
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515:"Lough Ennell SPA"
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151:glacial lake
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335:brown trout
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210:Max. length
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107:Coordinates
744:Categories
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549:(Report).
496:References
466:March 2007
368:Facilities
276:Designated
256:References
236:Max. depth
218:Max. width
478:July 2021
330:Kilbeggan
314:Mullingar
146:Lake type
100:Westmeath
728:13 April
585:25 April
524:28 March
484:See also
400:jet skis
326:N52 road
96:Location
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643:8 March
417:Gallery
377:Angling
322:Ireland
200:Ireland
117:53°27′N
578:Ramsar
120:7°25′W
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393:Sport
306:Irish
194:Basin
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