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Turlough in Cregboy [Back To Gallery]

A turlough, or turlach, is a unique type of disappearing lake found mostly in limestone areas of Ireland, west of the River Shannon. The name comes from the Irish "tuar", meaning dry, with the suffix "lach", meaning a place (in an abstract sense). The "lach" suffix is often mistakenly spelled and/or thought to refer to the word "loch", the Scottish Gaelic and Scots word for lake. They are found in Irish karst (exposed limestone) areas. This picture was taken in Cregboy yesterday.

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