Glencorrib on Lough Corrib

Glencorrib combines its location on Lough Corrib with a distinctive karst landscape: turloughs, seasonal lakes that dry up at times, lie around the village. Visitors planning a stay here encounter a landscape whose water levels change over the course of the year. Other features include fishing on the eastern shore of the lake, a local community walkway and notable chapters in the village’s history.

Seasonal lakes in the limestone landscape

Glencorrib lies on limestone on the shore of Lough Corrib and at the southern edge of County Mayo. The surrounding turloughs lie in natural depressions. Their water levels are linked to a central hole in the bedrock: in winter, as the groundwater rises, it acts as a spring; in summer, it acts as a swallow hole. The turloughs are therefore not permanently filled lakes, but bodies of water that can dry up at times.

This changeability is a distinctive natural feature of a stay in Glencorrib. Turloughs are common in this part of the Geopark, but are very rare internationally. Those interested in landscapes and water will find a specific difference here compared with an ordinary lakeshore: the depressions and their water flow are interconnected, changing the character of the bodies of water over the course of the seasons.

Lough Corrib and fishing

Fishing is another possible interest in Glencorrib. The village on the eastern shore of Lough Corrib is considered a suitable place for fishing. Corrib View Lodge and Angling Services in Glencorrib offers guided fishing trips for trout, salmon and pike. These are the fish species covered by the guided trips; if you want to plan your trip around fishing, you can take this specific selection into account.

Greenfields is 7 km west of Glencorrib and is the village’s boat harbour. It is also a separate point to consider when choosing where to stay: Glencorrib is on the lakeshore, while Greenfields is described as a boat harbour to the west.

Attractions and village history

Ballycurrin Lighthouse is described as one of the best-known attractions in Glencorrib. Seasonal lakes, the turloughs, are also found in the area.

The churches also offer specific details about the village’s history. The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Glencorrib was consecrated on 8 May 1875. A later building project is recorded for Glencorrib Church: the bell and tower were built in 1963. The Harte brothers from Mounthenry designed and funded the project.

A community walkway in the village

The Glencorrib/Kilroe Community Walkway is a lit community walkway in the village of Glencorrib and was officially opened. Along with the turloughs and the lake, a village walkway is therefore another local feature mentioned here. When planning your trip, you can distinguish between nature, fishing, village history and a community walkway, without having to combine these interests into a single excursion.

Choosing Glencorrib as a holiday destination

If you are looking for a holiday rental in Glencorrib, you will be choosing a place on Lough Corrib whose surroundings are shaped by limestone and seasonal lakes. When deciding on a holiday destination, consider which of these features matters most to you: the changing water levels of the turloughs, fishing on the eastern shore of the lake, or the village’s history and named landmarks. This lets you choose Glencorrib based on the character of the destination, rather than on a general idea of accommodation by a lake.

Other places for your own research: Knock, Ballytoohy, Aasleagh, Coogue, Achill Sound, Crossmolina, Kilsallagh, Bunnacurry.

For the wider travel overview: County Mayo.