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|name = Carlingford Lough |
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|other_name = ''Loch Cairlinn'' ([[Gaeilge|Irish]])<br>''Carlinford Loch'' ([[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]) |
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|alt = Image of Carlingford Lough in the distance with the Newry River in the foreground. The town of Warrenpoint sits in the center of the image. |
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|caption = Looking east, with [[Warrenpoint]] at centre |
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|location = [[Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border]] |
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|rivers = [[Newry River |
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|oceans = [[Irish Sea]] |
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'''Carlingford Lough''' ({{lga|Loch Cairlinn}} |
'''Carlingford Lough''' ({{lga|Loch Cairlinn}},<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.logainm.ie/1689.aspx |title=Carlingford |work=Placenames Database of Ireland |access-date=8 December 2011 }}.</ref> [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]: ''Carlinford Loch''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/annual_report_2010_ulster_scots.pdf | title = North-South Ministerial Council: 2010 Annual Report in Ulster Scots | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130227120523/http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/annual_report_2010_ulster_scots.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2013 }}</ref>) is a glacial [[fjord]] or sea [[inlet]] in northeastern Ireland, forming part of [[Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border|the border]] between [[Northern Ireland]] to the north and the [[Republic of Ireland]] to the south. On its northern shore is [[County Down]], the [[Mourne Mountains]], and the town of [[Warrenpoint]]; on its southern shore is [[County Louth]], the [[Cooley Mountains]] and the village of [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]]. The [[Newry River]] flows into the loch from the northwest. |
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==Name== |
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The name is derived from the [[Old Norse]] ''Kerlingfjǫrðr'', which means "narrow sea-inlet of the hag".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.logainm.ie/1689.aspx |title=Carlingford |work=Placenames Database of Ireland |accessdate=8 December 2011 }}.</ref> Historically it was called ''Cuan Snámh-Aighneach'', ''Snámh-Aighneach'' or ''Cuan Cairlinne'' in Irish.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/annalsofkingdomo07ocleuoft ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland: Index]'' (1856)</ref> An older English name was ''Nury ([[Newry]]) Bay''.<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/1166336.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Carlingford Lough] (see archival records)</ref>{{Not in citation given}} |
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The English name Carlingford and the Irish name ''Loch Cairlinn'' come from the [[Old Norse]] ''Kerlingfjǫrðr'', meaning "narrow sea-inlet of the [[hag]]" or old woman. This may have referred to the three mountain tops, locally called The Three Nuns, frequently used as pilot points on entering the lough.<ref name="PNI">{{cite web |title=Carlingford Lough |url=https://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=16188 |publisher=Place Names NI |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206141432/https://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=16188 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its earlier Irish name was ''Snámh Aighneach'', meaning "swift sea-channel". It could also mean "swift swimming-place", referring to a crossing point which could be swum by horses, probably [[Narrow Water Castle|Narrow Water]].<ref name="PNI"/> |
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An older English name was Nury ([[Newry]]) Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.logainm.ie/1166336.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland| title = Carlingford Lough (Click the archival records button)}}</ref><!--Note that you have to CLICK THE ARCHIVAL RECORDS BUTTON on the reference page to see the appropriate record--> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The [[Newry River]] and the [[Newry Canal]] link the [[lough]] to the nearby city of [[Newry]] (the [[canal]] continues on towards the [[River Bann]] and [[Lough Neagh]]; the river, under the name [[River Clanrye]], loops around [[County Down]]). The only other glacial [[fjord]]s in Ireland are [[Lough Swilly]] and [[Killary Harbour]].<ref>Whittow |
The [[Newry River]] and the [[Newry Canal]] link the [[lough]] to the nearby city of [[Newry]] (the [[canal]] continues on towards the [[River Bann]] and [[Lough Neagh]]; the river, under the name [[River Clanrye]], loops around [[County Down]]). The only other glacial [[fjord]]s in Ireland are [[Lough Swilly]] and [[Killary Harbour]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Whittow| first = J.B. | title = Geology and Scenery in Ireland | publisher = Penguin| date = 1974}}</ref> |
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On the northern coast, in [[County Down]], are the coastal towns of [[Warrenpoint]] and [[Rostrevor]], backed by the [[Mourne Mountains]]. On the southern coast are [[Omeath]], [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]] and [[Greenore]] backed by the [[Cooley Mountains]], all on the [[Cooley Peninsula]] in [[County Louth]]. |
On the northern coast, in [[County Down]], are the coastal towns of [[Warrenpoint]] and [[Rostrevor]], backed by the [[Mourne Mountains]]. On the southern coast are [[Omeath]], [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]] and [[Greenore]] backed by the [[Cooley Mountains]], all on the [[Cooley Peninsula]] in [[County Louth]]. |
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==Tourism== |
==Tourism== |
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The area has been a tourist destination since Victorian times when the railway between Dublin and Belfast was opened. Situated approximately halfway between the two cities, the access to the area combined with its scenery and sheltered location are still factors in its popularity today.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} |
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==Flora and fauna== |
==Flora and fauna== |
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The northern shores have extensive mudflats and [[salt marsh]]es which provide winter feeding areas for the [[pale-bellied brent goose]] (''Branta bernicla hrota''). At the mouth of the lough are several small rock and shingle islands which are breeding areas for [[tern]]s that feed in its shallow waters. |
The northern shores have extensive mudflats and [[salt marsh]]es which provide winter feeding areas for the [[pale-bellied brent goose]] (''Branta bernicla hrota'').<ref name="npws2013">{{cite web|url = https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/004078_Carlingford%20Lough%20SPA%20Supporting%20Doc_V1.pdf | publisher = National Parks & Wildlife Service | website = npws.ie | title = Report - Carlingford Lough Special Protection Area (Site Code 4078) - Conservation Objectives | date = August 2013 | access-date = 29 May 2020 }}</ref> At the mouth of the lough are several small rock and shingle islands which are breeding areas for [[tern]]s that feed in its shallow waters.<ref name="npws2013"/> |
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[[File:Carlingford Lough - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Carlingford Lough looking towards the Mournes]] |
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==Protected areas== |
==Protected areas== |
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The lough is designated as an [[Important Bird Area]].<ref>{{cite web| title = BirdLife International (2015) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Carlingford Lough | url = http://www.birdlife.org |website = birdlife.org |access-date=2012-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122358/http://www.birdlife.org/ |archive-date=30 June 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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The Carlingford Lough Ramsar site (wetlands of international importance designated under the [[Ramsar Convention]]), is 830.51 hectares in area, at latitude 54 03 00 N and longitude 06 07 00 W. It was designated a Ramsar site on 9 March 1998. It is a cross-border site, with the northern shore lying within Northern Ireland (including the lough's more extensive mudflats and a salt marsh), and the southern shore lying in the Republic of Ireland (where the Carlingford Lough Special Protection Area falls within the scope of the [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)|National Parks and Wildlife Service]]).<ref name="JN">{{cite web | title=Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland | work=Joint Nature Conservation Committee | url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK12004.pdf | access-date=7 July 2008 | archive-date=20 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820015452/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK12004.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="EA">{{cite web|title=Carlingford Lough Ramsar site |work=NI Environment Agency |url=http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/biodiversity/designated-areas/ramsar/ramsar_carlingfordough.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223193534/http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/biodiversity/designated-areas/ramsar/ramsar_carlingfordough.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 December 2012 |access-date=7 July 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004078 | publisher = National Parks and Wildlife Service | website = npws.ie | title =Carlingford Lough SPA | accessdate = 23 May 2021 }}</ref> |
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==Transport== |
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The Greencastle-Greenore ferry crossing opened in 2017. It is used by local and by tourists, particularly in the summer months.{{fact|date=February 2024}} |
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The Carlingford Lough Ramsar site (wetlands of international importance designated under the [[Ramsar Convention]]), is 830.51 hectares in area, at latitude 54 03 00 N and longitude 06 07 00 W. It was designated a Ramsar site on 9 March 1998. It is a cross-border site. The northern shore is in Northern Ireland and includes the most significant mudflats in the lough, and an area of [[salt marsh]]. The southern shore is in the Republic of Ireland. At the mouth of the lough are several small rock and shingle islands which are of importance to [[tern]]s.<ref name="JN">{{cite web | title=Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland | work=Joint Nature Conservation Committee | url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/RIS/UK12004.pdf | accessdate=7 July 2008}}</ref> |
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The Ramsar Site lies between Killowen Point and Soldiers Point on the northern shores of Carlingford Lough and the landward boundary coincides entirely with that of the Carlingford Lough [[Area of Special Scientific Interest]] and the Carlingford Lough [[Special Protection Area]].<ref name="EA">{{cite web|title=Carlingford Lough Ramsar site |work=NI Environment Agency |url=http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/biodiversity/designated-areas/ramsar/ramsar_carlingfordough.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223193534/http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/biodiversity/designated-areas/ramsar/ramsar_carlingfordough.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 December 2012 |accessdate=7 July 2008 }}</ref> |
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Until its closure in the early 1950s, the southern side of the lough was served by the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore (DNG) railway line. Sections of this line now form part of the Carlingford Lough [[Rail trail|greenway]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://nigreenways.com/newry-to-dundalk-greenway/ | website = nigreenways.com| publisher = Northern Ireland Greenways | title = Great Eastern Greenway / Carlingford Lough Greenway | access-date = 29 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.newrymournedown.org/the-carlingford-lough-greenway | website = newrymournedown.org | publisher = Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | title = The Carlingford Lough Greenway - Phase 1 Completed | access-date = 29 May 2020 | quote = Louth County Council has already constructed 6.2km of Greenway from Omeath to Carlingford Marina and this [..] opened in 2014}}</ref> |
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The site qualified under Criterion 2 of the [[Ramsar Convention]] because it supports important groups of vulnerable and endangered Irish Red Data Book bird species. It supports nationally important breeding populations of [[common tern]]. [[Roseate tern]]s returned to the site after an absence of six years with two breeding pairs recorded in 1997. It has also supported nationally important numbers of [[Arctic tern]].<ref name="JN"/> It also qualified under Criterion 3c for supporting internationally important breeding populations of [[Sandwich tern]] and of overwintering light-bellied [[brent goose|brent geese]].<ref name="EA"/> |
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There is a deep water cargo port at [[Greenore]], and a smaller fishing harbour at [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://greenore.ie/location-2/ | publisher = Greenore Port Ltd | website = greenore.ie | title = Location | access-date = 29 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/108/carlingford_harbour | publisher = eOceanic | website = eoceanic.com | title = Carlingford Harbour | access-date = 29 May 2020 }}</ref> A commercial marina lies north of Carlingford town, close to the start of the greenway.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.carlingfordmarina.com/greenway | website = carlingfordmarina.com | title = Carlingford Marina - Greenway | access-date = 29 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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Until its closure in the early 1950s, the southern side of the lough was served by the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore (DNG) railway. |
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*[http://www.carlingford.net Official Carlingford Online website] |
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*[http://www.carlingford.ie Carlingford.ie - Carlingford and Cooley Tourism Association] |
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*[http://www.omeath.ie Omeath.ie - Omeath and Carlingford area information] |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A724385.shtml |
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A724385.shtml BBC.co.uk - Information on Carlingford Lough Disaster (1916)] |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ni/landscapes Landscapes Unlocked] – Aerial footage from the BBC ''Sky High'' series explaining the physical, social and economic geography of Northern Ireland |
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*[http://www.carlingford.ie Carlingford and Cooley Tourism Association website] |
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Carlingford Lough | |
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Loch Cairlinn (Irish) Carlinford Loch (Ulster Scots) | |
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Location | Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border |
Coordinates | 54°04′24″N 6°11′58″W / 54.0733°N 6.1994°W |
River sources | Newry River |
Ocean/sea sources | Irish Sea |
Basin countries | Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland |
Salinity | 31.31–33.99 psu |
Settlements | Carlingford, Greencastle, Greenore, Killowen, Newry, Omeath, Rostrevor, Warrenpoint |
Designated | 9 March 1998 |
Reference no. | 936[1] |
Carlingford Lough (Irish: Loch Cairlinn,[2] Ulster Scots: Carlinford Loch[3]) is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. On its northern shore is County Down, the Mourne Mountains, and the town of Warrenpoint; on its southern shore is County Louth, the Cooley Mountains and the village of Carlingford. The Newry River flows into the loch from the northwest.
Name
The English name Carlingford and the Irish name Loch Cairlinn come from the Old Norse Kerlingfjǫrðr, meaning "narrow sea-inlet of the hag" or old woman. This may have referred to the three mountain tops, locally called The Three Nuns, frequently used as pilot points on entering the lough.[4] Its earlier Irish name was Snámh Aighneach, meaning "swift sea-channel". It could also mean "swift swimming-place", referring to a crossing point which could be swum by horses, probably Narrow Water.[4]
An older English name was Nury (Newry) Bay.[5]
Geography
The Newry River and the Newry Canal link the lough to the nearby city of Newry (the canal continues on towards the River Bann and Lough Neagh; the river, under the name River Clanrye, loops around County Down). The only other glacial fjords in Ireland are Lough Swilly and Killary Harbour.[6]
On the northern coast, in County Down, are the coastal towns of Warrenpoint and Rostrevor, backed by the Mourne Mountains. On the southern coast are Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore backed by the Cooley Mountains, all on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth.
Tourism
The area has been a tourist destination since Victorian times when the railway between Dublin and Belfast was opened. Situated approximately halfway between the two cities, the access to the area combined with its scenery and sheltered location are still factors in its popularity today.[citation needed]
Flora and fauna
The northern shores have extensive mudflats and salt marshes which provide winter feeding areas for the pale-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota).[7] At the mouth of the lough are several small rock and shingle islands which are breeding areas for terns that feed in its shallow waters.[7]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Carlingford_Lough_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Carlingford_Lough_-_panoramio.jpg)
Protected areas
The lough is designated as an Important Bird Area.[8]
The Carlingford Lough Ramsar site (wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention), is 830.51 hectares in area, at latitude 54 03 00 N and longitude 06 07 00 W. It was designated a Ramsar site on 9 March 1998. It is a cross-border site, with the northern shore lying within Northern Ireland (including the lough's more extensive mudflats and a salt marsh), and the southern shore lying in the Republic of Ireland (where the Carlingford Lough Special Protection Area falls within the scope of the National Parks and Wildlife Service).[9][10][11]
Transport
Ferry
The Greencastle-Greenore ferry crossing opened in 2017. It is used by local and by tourists, particularly in the summer months.[citation needed]
Railway
Newry is the nearest station located on the Dublin-Belfast railway line with trains running on the Enterprise between Belfast Central, Portadown and Dublin Connolly, whilst other trains may call at additional stations en route to Belfast Great Victoria Street.[citation needed]
Until its closure in the early 1950s, the southern side of the lough was served by the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore (DNG) railway line. Sections of this line now form part of the Carlingford Lough greenway.[12][13]
The lough is navigable, and its seaward entrance is marked by the Haulbowline Lighthouse, which was built in 1824.
There is a deep water cargo port at Greenore, and a smaller fishing harbour at Carlingford.[14][15] A commercial marina lies north of Carlingford town, close to the start of the greenway.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Carlingford Lough". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Carlingford", Placenames Database of Ireland, retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2010 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Carlingford Lough". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Carlingford Lough (Click the archival records button)". Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ Whittow, J.B. (1974). Geology and Scenery in Ireland. Penguin.
- ^ a b "Report - Carlingford Lough Special Protection Area (Site Code 4078) - Conservation Objectives" (PDF). npws.ie. National Parks & Wildlife Service. August 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "BirdLife International (2015) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Carlingford Lough". birdlife.org. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ "Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Carlingford Lough Ramsar site". NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Carlingford Lough SPA". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Great Eastern Greenway / Carlingford Lough Greenway". nigreenways.com. Northern Ireland Greenways. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "The Carlingford Lough Greenway - Phase 1 Completed". newrymournedown.org. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
Louth County Council has already constructed 6.2km of Greenway from Omeath to Carlingford Marina and this [..] opened in 2014
- ^ "Location". greenore.ie. Greenore Port Ltd. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Carlingford Harbour". eoceanic.com. eOceanic. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Carlingford Marina - Greenway". carlingfordmarina.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.