Corrib

Corrib, a lake in Galway and Mayo, the second largest lake in Ireland. It is of irregular shape, 25 miles long by a breadth of from 1 mile to 6, with an area of 68 square miles. The Galway river carries its waters to Galway Bay, and at the S. end the loch receives the waters of Lough Mask and some rivers by underground channels. There are some islets in the lough, and on the W. mountains rise to a height of 3,000 feet. There are stone circles in the neighbourhood.