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Erne, Lough, in Fermanagh, Ireland, is really an expansion, or rather two expansions, an upper and lower, of the river Erne, which rises in the county of Longford and flows N. through the county of Cavan, and after forming the lough flows into Donegal Bay. The upper lake is 12 miles long by 2 broad, has many islands and flat marshy shores. The lower lake is 15 miles long by 5 broad, and has lofty shores with ruined castles on some of the heights. Trout, salmon, and other fish are abundant.