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3 unusual facts about Loch Na Fooey


Loch Na Fooey

The closest village is Finny, County Mayo with the picturesque Galway village of Leenaun (and Ireland's only "fjord", Killary Harbour) approximately 11 km distant.

The unpolluted waters hold a range of fish including wild brown trout and pike.

At approximately 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, Loch Na Fooey is set in a steep-sided valley, surrounded by the rugged mountains of Galway to the south and Mayo's Partry mountains (Sliabh PhartraĆ­ in Irish) to the north.



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