Erne

Erne, a river and lake in the south-west of Ulster province, Ireland. The river rises in Lough Gowna, on the borders of Longford and Cavan counties, and flows 72 miles north-west through Loughs Oughter and Erne into Donegal Bay. Lough Erne, one of the finest lochs in the kingdom, extending for 40 miles through Fermanagh county, consists of two lakes, the Upper and Lower, joined by a network of channels 10 miles long. Both divisions are studded with green hilly islands, and contain abundance of salmon, trout, and other fish.