Loch Nafooey (Irish: Loch na Fuaiche, meaning “Lake of the winnowing winds” or “grave-shaped lake”) is a rectangular shaped glacial lake in County Galway. Part of the north-eastern shore lies along the border to County Mayo. The closest village is Finny (Irish: Fionnaithe, meaning “places of rank vegetation”), County Mayo with the Galway village of AN LÍONÁIN about 11 km away.

4 chiliméadar ar fhad agus 0.8 ciliméadar ar leithead, tá Loch na Fuaiche suite i ngleann a bhfuil aillte géara mar chúlra aige. Tá sléibhte na Gaillimhe mórthimpeall ar loch ar an taobh ó dheas de agus tá sléibhte Phartraí i gCo. Mhaigh Eo ar an taobh ó thuaidh. Ritheann roinnt aibhneacha isteach sa loch, lena n-áirítear abhainn na Fuaiche, a thosaíonn i sliabh Mhagairlí an Deamhain/Bhinn Gharbh agus a ritheann chomh fada le bruach thiar an locha. Sileann abhainn Fhionnaithe anoir aneas, isteach sa taobh thiar theas den loch. Chomh maith leis sin, ritheann go leor sruthanna ó na sléibhte isteach sa loch. Tá trá bheag gainimh ar thaobh thiar an locha.

The area around Loch Na Fooey is known as the site of the ancient “Finny volcano” (490 million years ago), formed as the Iapetus Ocean closed to bring the two halves of Ireland together. The volcano’s landform is now gone but some of volcanic rocks are preserved in the area, including pillow lavas, and breccia. Read more anseo.

Tá oileán beag i bhfoirm simléir cóngarach do bhruach thoir theas an locha, an tOileán Rua an t-ainm atá air.

Tá rogha mhaith éisc sa loch, ar nós an breac donn fiáin agus an liús.

Tá cúpla siúlóid thar ar an gceantar do idir shiúlóirí agus shléibhteoirí oilte agus daoine nach iad.