Lough Egish

Lough Egish (Irish: Loch Éigis, meaning 'lake of the learned man') is a rural area in County Monaghan, Ireland, which takes its name from the local lake, Lough Egish.[1] It is situated approximately midway between Ballybay, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross.

In 1901, after the Cooperative movement was formed in Ireland by Sir Horace Plunkett,[2] a group comprising ten local farmers set about forming the County Monaghan-based Lough Egish dairy co-operative which was, until the 1980s, independently known as Lough Egish Co-operative and Dairy Society. Lough Egish later merged with the County Cavan-based Killeshandra Co-op Creameries in an effort to consolidate the movement's ambitions of becoming the largest milk processing unit in the north midlands region by rationalising the capacity for milk production to form a new company called Lakeland Dairies. The other major milk processing co-operative in the region Bailieboro Co Op was a later addition to the Lakelands Dairies, making the group one of the largest and most successful milk processing companies in Ireland. There is a DVD about Lough Egish; its name is A Trip To Loch Egish.

Lough Egish and surrounding areas host a number of national and international brands including Agro Merchants,  Cooltrim Oil Co Ltd, Gaffey Motors, Glanbia, Lakeland Dairies, Lavelle Hardware, Malones, Platinum Tanks, Rangeland Foods and SFS Steel Formed Sections.[1]

References

  1. ^ O'Reilly, Peter (1987). Trout and salmon loughs of Ireland : a fisherman's guide. London: Unwin. p. 26. ISBN 0047990368.
  2. ^ West, Trevor. "Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon". dib.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

54°04′01″N 6°48′00″W / 54.067°N 6.800°W / 54.067; -6.800


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