About Kinlough

Kinlough - 'Ceann Locha' names the small town at the head of one of Ireland's best known fishing lakes - Lough Melvin. Kinlough also names the parish - a few square miles in an area of breathtaking scenic beauty in North Leitrim, between the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.

Kinlough has a lot to offer the discerning visitor and visitors will enjoy the many unique and distinct features of the area. Kinlough is unspoiled and largely unknown as a tourism centre. This rural village is uniquely placed to offer access to a wide variety of activities and attractions for families, groups and the lone traveller.

Lough Melvin is the most important Salmon and Trout Fishery in the North West of Ireland. It straddles the border with Northern Ireland, but the major portion of the Lough lies in Country Leitrim. The Salmon Season opens on 1st of January on the Drowse River and the 1st May on the River Duff.

Kinlough and District offers the walking enthusiast many peaceful and relaxing routes through beautiful unspoilt countryside. Glenade Lake lies deep in the valley and is dominated by steep cliff like limestone hills. Here the Rivers Bonet and Duff rise and fall through cascading waterfalls and totally unspoilt lakes. A definite must for the enthusiastic hill walker.

Kinlough offers visitors quality accommodation in the form of B&B's and a guesthouse along with self catering cottages.