Kinlough

Kinlough (/kɪnˈlɒx/ kin-LOKH; Irish: Cionn Locha, meaning "head of the lake") nestles between the Dartry Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, the River Duff and the River Drowes, Kinlough is a village in North Leitrim at the head of Lough Melvin. It borders Donegal and Fermanagh, is in close proximity to Yeats Country, 2.5 miles from Bundoran, Co. Donegal, and across the lake (Lough Melvin) from Garrison, Co. Fermanagh.

Amenities

The village has a library, pre-school, montessori school, after school care, primary school, community pitch, community hall and folk museum. A Church of Ireland and a Catholic church. Pubs, restaurant and take-aways.

Demographics

The village population stood at approximately 350 since the Great Hunger. The 2006 census showed an increase for the first time in one hundred and fifty years. The 2011 census figures show the population at 1,018.

Tourist attractions

Lough Melvin (Irish: Lough Meilbhe) is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals. As well as its early run of Atlantic Salmon, the lake boasts three trout species including the legendary Giolla Rua. The first salmon of the year is caught regularly on the River Drowes which runs from the lake. Within the catchment area, the endangered globeflower, molinia meadows and sessile oak woodlands can be found. Lough Melvin straddles the border with part of it in Garrison, Co. Fermanagh. The view from the village looks up to The Dartry Mountain often mistakenly referred to as 'Aroo Mountain' probably because Aroo Lough is situated on the south side of the mountain. Ahanlish, Glenade and Truskmore Mountains are also visible.