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Corrib, Lough Lough Corrib, County Galway, Ire.

Lough Corrib

lake, Ireland
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Lough Corrib, lake in Counties Galway and Mayo, western Ireland, formed by the solution of limestone bedrock and by glacial deepening. Drained by the River Corrib, it has an area of 68 square miles (176 square km) and an irregular outline, with a long arm running northwestward to Lough Mask. On its many islands are numerous ecclesiastical ruins and castles, and it is well known also to anglers for salmon, trout, and other species.

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