Jeziora i wodospady w Bantry

Lakes and Waterfalls

This collection highlights the diverse freshwater bodies of the Bantry Bay region, spanning the Beara and Sheep's Head peninsulas. It features dramatic cascades like the 140-meter Gleninchaquin Waterfall and the Mare's Tail, Ireland's highest waterfall. The list also includes remote upland loughs in the Caha Mountains and historic sites like the Allihies mine reservoir, reflecting the area's glaciated geography and 19th-century industrial heritage.

Lakes and Waterfalls — Mapa

A

Dunkelly Lough

Freshwater lake located on the rugged Sheep's Head Peninsula.

B

Mare's Tail Waterfall

Often cited as Ireland's highest waterfall, this cascade flows from Coomaddi Lough down the Caha Mountains near Adrigole.

C

Dromanassig Waterfall

Scenic waterfall on the Sheen River located within a wooded valley near the Cork-Kerry border.

D

Gleninchaquin Waterfall

A 140-meter waterfall set in a dramatic glaciated valley within Gleninchaquin Park on the Beara Peninsula.

E

Lough Inchiquin

Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood is the name of a Natura 2000 site in a valley in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland.

F

Lough Nagarriva

Small upland lake situated on the mountainous border between County Cork and County Kerry.

G

Farranlion Lough

Freshwater lake located in the central uplands of the Sheep's Head Peninsula.

H

Constable Lake

Upland lough situated in the hills north of Bantry.

I

Glanatnaw Lough

Mountain lake located in the rugged terrain overlooking Bantry Bay.

J

Derryvegal Lough (Lower)

Freshwater lake situated at the eastern edge of the Caha Mountains near Glengarriff.

K

Glenmore Lake

Glaciated lake in the Beara Peninsula known for brown trout fishing.

L

Toberavanaha Lough

Remote high-altitude lake located within the Caha Mountain range.

M

Lough Naravy

Small mountain lough situated in the Caha Mountains near the Healy Pass.

N

Lough Keel

Freshwater lake located in the rugged uplands of the Caha Mountains.

O

Merchants Lough

Small, high-altitude lake positioned in the Caha Mountains.

P

Coolturtaun Lough

Coastal lake located near the southwestern tip of the Sheep's Head Peninsula.

Q

Lough Avaul

Freshwater lake located near Glengarriff at the foot of the Caha Mountains.

R

Lough Avaul Little

Small lake situated adjacent to the larger Lough Avaul near Glengarriff.

S

Lough Namaddra

Upland pond located on the border of Cork and Kerry in the Caha Mountains.

T

Mine reservoir

Historic reservoir near Allihies, originally constructed to support the local 19th-century copper mining industry.