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Lough MacNean () Placenames Database of Ireland is a large freshwater lake on Irish border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean (or Lough Nilly),The English Cyclopedia 1867 Page 498 " ... and is connected by a short stream about half a mile in length with Lough Nitty (sometimes called Lower Lough Macnean), .." the smaller eastern lake, is mainly in County Fermanagh, with a smaller part in County Cavan. Upper Lough MacNean, the larger western lake, is split between counties Fermanagh, Cavan and County Leitrim. On the strip of land between the two lakes are the villages of Belcoo, County Fermanagh and Blacklion, County Cavan. A river, named the Belcoo River, runs between the villages, linking the eastern and western lakes. Ordnance Survey Ireland: Map Viewer The river is approximately one mile long, and throughout its length forms the international border.
The shape of Lough MacNean changed during the 1960s when a major draining operation took place; before this, the lake was used for eel fishing, but dredging during the drainage process decimated their numbers.
Cushrush, Inishteig, Kilrooscagh and Rosscorkey are now fayed to the land by small bridges. Cushrush seems to have been dwelt since the Mesolithic period as many microlithic flint tools have been found there.
There are also the remains of two ; one in each lake. These were small manmade (or partially manmade) islands used as dwellings in ancient times.
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