Pollan (Coregonus pollan), a fresh-water fish of the family Salmonidae, a native of lakes in Ireland. It is particularly abundant in Lough Neagh, where great numbers are often netted, and sold in the neighbouring country. The fish is from 10 to 12 inches in length, and is well flavoured. See COREGONUS.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 292
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