The Lough | |
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Suburb and waterbody | |
Coordinates: 51°53′14″N 8°29′12″W / 51.8872°N 8.4867°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
Administrative area | Cork (city) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
The Lough is the name of a suburb of Cork City, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name. [1] It lies on the south side of the city. The Lough is part of the Cork South-Central Dáil constituency.
The Lough is a shallow spring-fed freshwater lake with an average depth of one metre and a total area of 4 hectares. [2] It is a wildfowl preserve, particularly for swans, and has been a protected area since 1881. The Lough is also used for coarse angling (on a 'strictly catch and release basis') [3] and is home to fish species such as carp, eel, tench, rudd and perch. [2]
The outer border of the body of water at the Lough is approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi). [4]
The Lough district is close to the main University College Cork campus, and has a high density of student accommodation.[ citation needed]