{"id":96860,"date":"2025-07-11T07:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/strange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:17:36","slug":"strange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/strange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Tales Of Loughareema &#8211; The Vanishing Lake Where People Are Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/07\/10\/strange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Strange Tales Of Loughareema \u2013 The Vanishing Lake Where People Are Lost\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fstrange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost%2F&amp;linkname=Strange%20Tales%20Of%20Loughareema%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Vanishing%20Lake%20Where%20People%20Are%20Lost\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fstrange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost%2F&amp;linkname=Strange%20Tales%20Of%20Loughareema%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Vanishing%20Lake%20Where%20People%20Are%20Lost\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fstrange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost%2F&amp;linkname=Strange%20Tales%20Of%20Loughareema%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Vanishing%20Lake%20Where%20People%20Are%20Lost\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fstrange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost%2F&amp;linkname=Strange%20Tales%20Of%20Loughareema%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Vanishing%20Lake%20Where%20People%20Are%20Lost\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fstrange-tales-of-loughareema-the-vanishing-lake-where-people-are-lost%2F&amp;linkname=Strange%20Tales%20Of%20Loughareema%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Vanishing%20Lake%20Where%20People%20Are%20Lost\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ellen Lloyd &#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0 If you travel to the Glens of Antrim, a few miles from the seaside town of Ballycastle, in Northern Ireland, you may or may not see Loughareema. 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