Above: East Coast in Ireland On the east coast is the Irish Sea, almost surrounded by land, and having all the countries of the British Islands on its shores. It is joined to the Atlantic by St. George's Channel on the south, and by the North Channel on the north. Belfast Lough, between County Antrim and County Down, has a great deal of shipping traffic, starting from Belfast, both for Scotland and England. Strangford Lough, in County Down , is a wide and shallow ... Read More

Above: Ireland Sea & Inlet There are many good harbours on all the coasts of Ireland, though the western shores are the most broken. The name louyli, applied to these inlets, is pronounced in the same way as the Scottish loch. As in Scotland, the name is used both for inland fresh-water lakes and for arms of the sea Read More