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Lakes · near Kilcolgan

Rahasane Turlough

Rahasane Turlough is a lake in the countryside 6.6 km east of Kilcolgan, County Galway. Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area is within 234 m.

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Lakes
From Kilcolgan
6.6 km east

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Plan of the country around Rahasane Turlough, 1.8 km across
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Getting to Rahasane Turlough

From the town
6.6 km east of the bridge in a straight line; it is out in the country, so allow for the roads.
Directions from where you are
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Around it

Other sites within 3 km: Rahasane Turlough Special Conservation Area (234 m), Cahershanbacky (687 m), Caherfurvaus (755 m), Cahermore (769 m) and Rahasane House (ruins) (1.7 km).

The name

The name begins with ráth, the Irish for the bank around an earthen ringfort.

Questions people ask

Where is Rahasane Turlough?
In County Galway, 6.6 km east of Kilcolgan.
Are there other lakes nearby?
12 other lakes around $Kilcolgan; the closest is Pollnakirka Turlough, 3.5 km away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/380281343, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.