The rain falls all year round, and fills our lakes and reservoirs on a trickle feed basis, which means we start to panic and ration supply after about fourteen dry days. The only weather that causes more panic than a dry spell is a centimetre of snow, which causes complete traffic gridlock.

Other countries have suggested that investment in infrastructure would solve both these problems. Such advice has been heartily ignored.

Lake, Loch, Lough

Our loughs form the shape of the province. You'll hear them mentionned in passing on the late night shipping forecast on BBC Radio Four as including the waters from Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough. Many have been recognised as areas of special scientific interest because of unusual or endangered wildlife. In keeping with the rest of the province, most are still economically underdeveloped, which has the advantage that you can still see them when you visit. The menu lists the loughs in no particular order of importance. View our take on Belfast Lough.

Some Loughs still missing!

Sorry. Most of this was written in 2001 and has remained untouched since. It has been resurrected from a previous incarnation of this site, to add a little of its original colour, and so as not to disappoint visitors from Google Directory

Northern Ireland

It's worth mentioning that this website comes from Northern Ireland. You may have stumbled on us by accident. Don't be afraid, we won't bite. Unless you ask us to, and then only for a fee. The loughs touch all six of our counties: Lough Neagh takes up the whole centre of the province, and borders (clockwise) County Antrim, County Down, County Armagh, County Tyrone and County Londonderry. The Upper and Lower Lough Erne dominate the landscape of County Fermanagh to the south-west.

This website makes no effort to be politically correct. You will find references to both Derry and Londonderry whenever the city is mentioned. This is for the benefit of Google, not you. They are the same place, incase you get confused. Please read our copyright page for more on this.

Ireland

Ireland is one of the web's most chronicled places, and I do not aim to beat those who have dedicated time and effort to facts and figures on it. I would like to warn you that many such websites have an agenda of their own, and all assertions made by those who live elsewhere should be treated with caution. Ireland, both west and east, is evolving. It is a vibrant and truly european place to live. It is very backward at times, and perhaps unsurprisingly insular. Its people don't all like each other very much, and this makes a lot of world news. However, fewer people die violently each year in Ireland than do in New York.

There are people who would love you to visit.