Dunlewey Lough facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dunlewy Lough Loch Dhún Lúiche
View from lake north shore
Location in island of Ireland
Location	Dunlewey, County Donegal
Coordinates	55°01′22″N 8°07′56″W / 55.0227°N 8.1321°W / 55.0227; -8.1321
Primary outflows	Clady River
Basin countries	Ireland
Surface area	14,000 acres (5,700 ha)
Islands	Oilean Gráinne

Dunlewy Lough (Irish: Loch Dhún Lúiche) is a lake in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies at the foot of Errigal and beside the hamlet of Dunlewey (or Dunlewy). It is separated from the larger Lough Nacung Upper, to the west, by a narrow strip of land.

There are the remains of a crannóg (a fortified lake dwelling) on the lake. This may be the source of the name Dún Lúiche, which means "Lugh's fort". There is a modern wooden sculpture of Lugh, an ancient Irish god, on the lakeshore.

On the lakeshore there is also tourist centre, called the Lakeside Centre or Ionad Cois Locha, which offers boat trips of the lake. They also tell fun folk tails of a Witch that lived in the big house in the forest across the lake.