Corrib

Lough Corrib stretches northward from Galway into the country between the limestone plains and the hills of Connemara. Its waters flow south through the River Corrib to Galway Bay, and its shores hold islands, churches and old strongholds. Annaghdown on the eastern shore became a monastic and episcopal centre. To the west, the O'Flahertys held Iar Connacht after their displacement from lands east of the lake in the thirteenth century; their tower house at Aughnanure stood near the shore and guarded an approach into their territory.