Dergie Says Welcome
Welcome to the southern part of Lough Derg. I'm Dergie and i'm here to help you have a super holiday on Lough Derg, in Ireland's Shannon Region. In this section, I have listed visitor information for the southern part of Lough Derg together with ideas, suggestions and recommendations. Keep an eye out for them.
Regards Dergie
Mapping
Welcome to the Lough Derg Map Section. This map section will provide you with detailed tourism information relevent to the southern part of Lough Derg. Please click on the map for specific mapping data and tourism information. Have a great holiday!
Did you Know?
• The splendid royal palace of Kincora, from where the great and last High King of Ireland, Brian Boru ruled his kingdom, stood on a hill above the bridge at Killaloe. Unfortunately no direct trace remains of the palace, and the site is now occupied by the Catholic Church, The Green and neighbouring houses. There are, however, a number of sites and features in the Killaloe/Ballina area that remind the visitor of this golden era – find out more at the Brian Boru Heritage Centre in Killaloe.
• The beautiful St. Flannan’s Cathedral in Killaloe contains a direct link with the era of Brian Boru. An Ogham-Runic stone currently situated on a pedestal near a magnificent Romanesque doorway there is thought to date from c1000AD. A Viking convert, Thorgrim is reputed to have carved it, in atonement for spoiling churches and monasteries. It is the only known example of a stone with a bilingual inscription in Irish Ogham and Scandinavian Runes.
• In 1986, three submerged canoes estimated to be 2,000-2,500 years old were found on the northern side of Doon Lake near Broadford not far from Lough Derg. The lake is a popular angling and tourist centre.
• St Molua’s oratory, which can be seen in the grounds of the Catholic Church in Killaloe/Ballina, originally stood on Friar’s Island on the River Shannon. When the Shannon Hydro-electric Scheme was being developed in 1929, the island was flooded and submerged, and the oratory was removed and re-erected in Killaloe.
• The Ardnacrusha Hydro-electric plant on the River Shannon makes provision for returning salmon on the river, with fish ladders being on hand so that the fish can swim safely past the station.
• The natural oak woodland adjacent to the car park in Violet Hill near Doon Lake in Broadford, Co. Clare dates back to 1850 – some people claim that the oldest oak tree in Ireland is situated here.
• Castleconnell, Co. Limerick on the banks of the River Shannon is a noted angling centre and local man, John Enright, achieved international fame well over a century ago for his famous fishing rods.
