Ballylough Explained

Official Name:Ballylough
Static Image Name:Ballylough private fishing lough - geograph.org.uk - 740923.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ballylough private fishing lough
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.267°N -5.933°W
Label Position:none
Unitary Northern Ireland:Down
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Down
Constituency Westminster:South Down
Constituency Ni Assembly:South Down
Country:Northern Ireland
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Ballylough (Baile-an-locha; "the townland of the lake")[1] is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies roughly north of Newcastle and just east of Castlewellan and northeast of Annsborough.

It is situated beside Ballylough Lake, popular for fishing for rainbow trout and run by Castlewellan and Annsborough Angling Club.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Down Council Area . Ulster Placenames . 11 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522100403/http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/PDF%20Files/Down%20Council%20Area%20%28C.%20Dunbar%29.pdf . 22 May 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ballylough Lake . Discover Northern Ireland . 11 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225045410/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Ballylough-Lake-Castlewellan-P2497 . 25 February 2011 . dead . dmy-all .