Killaloe, Lough Derg May 2011 Lough Derg is one of the most attractive lakes in the country, large...
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Mountshannon
Mountshannon, Lough Derg May 2011 Mountshannon is an attractive and well kept former Tidy Town...
Cleevaun Lough
September 2009 Serious walkers only need apply. Cleevaun Lough is a corrie lake set at the foot of...
Barfinnihy Lake
Barfinnihy Lake July 2009 Barfinnihy Lake is set within one of the most beautiful parts of the...
Lough Inahagh, Glenveagh National Park
July 2008 Glenveagh National Park is a fabulous natural resource, taking in some of the finest...
Lough Firrib, Wicklow Gap
April 2010 This one is only for experienced walkers and, indeed, experienced and careful swimmers....
Glanteerasig
Lough Cuim, Glanteerasig Forest Park July 2012 Even if you never swim here a visit to this out of...
Glenmore
Glanmore Lake, near Healy Pass July 2009 Glanmore is one of the nicest locations you will find. It...
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Lough Lene
May 2011 Lough Lene is a very attractive and well maintained place to have a swim. Across the road...
Lough Gill
May 2013 Lough Gill was made famous by W.B. Yeats whose 'Lake Isle of Innisfree' inhabits one of...
Lough Key
May 2013 Our knowledge of places to swim in Roscommon is very limited so we were pleased to visit...
Glencar Lough
May 2013 The weather was awful, the water choppy and getting in for our swim was painful. Still,...
Lettergesh Beach
June 2010 We should declare our bias about Connemara. To us it's the nicest place in the whole...
Lough Fee, Connemara
June 2010 Lough Fee is a lovely tranquil lake set in the heart of Connemara. The lake is...
Lough Derg, Portumna
June 2014 Along with the swimming spot on Lough Rea, this is another first class lakeside swimming...
Castle Ashdale Forest, Tom’s Island, Lower Lough Erne
June 2016 Another of Lough Erne's many good places to swim and ideal for families as this one is...
Magho, Lough Erne
May 2013 Beautiful Lough Erne, stretching right through Fermanagh, must be one of the nicest lakes...
Lough Melvin
May 2013 Time was against us as we drove past Lough Melvin so we only had a few minutes to take a...
Trory, Lough Erne Lower
June 2016 Lough Erne is a great lake for swimming, although it is not designed as such. All along...
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Portarlington ‘Costa Del Sod’ / ‘Bog Beach’
Ā Portarlington September 2013 We are told that this man made lake, just outside Portarlington, is...
Cormongan Pier, Lough Allen
August 2013 Lough Allen is a lovely lake, wild and unspoilt, and Cormongan is a really good...
Cavestown Lake
August 2013 Cavetown wasn't easy to find, but it is worth the effort. As we don't have many...
Lough Gara
Lough Gara August 2013 Lough Gara is certainly out of the way but it's a good spot for a bracing...
Lough Gill
Lough Gill was made famous by W.B. Yeats whose 'Lake Isle of Innisfree' inhabits one of its small...
Lilliput, Jonathan Swift Park, Lough Ennel
May 2013 Once you find Lilliput its well worth a visit. We looked in vain for a signpost when we...
Lough Ree, Lanesborough
Lanesborough is on the border between Longford and Roscommon and we think we swam on the Longford...
Glassilaun Beach, Connemara
August 2012 When we visited Glassilaun a water sports day was in progress. There were lots of...
Lough Inagh, Connemara
August 2012 Lough Inagh is set in a fabulous location between the Maum Turks and Twelve Bens...
Lough na Fooey, Connemara
August 2012 Lough na Fooey is a bit out of the way but worth the effort, especially if you like...
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