Lough Beg

Lough Beg (Irish: Loch Deirgeirt) is a small freshwater lake north of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. The lake is loacted on the border between County Derry and County Antrim.

Church Island on the lake was the site of a pre-Viking monastery, during the summer it is normally reachable by foot. Due to the areas many rare plants and a stopping point for migrating birds the area was protected by the Lough Beg National Nature Reserve.