On the strip of land between the two lakes are the villages of Belcoo (Fermanagh) and Blacklion (Cavan).

[3] The shape of Lough MacNean changed during the 1960s when a major draining operation took place; before this, the lake was used for eel fishing, but dredging during the drainage process decimated their numbers.

Cushrush, Inishteig, Kilrooscagh and Rosscorkey are now fayed to the land by small bridges.

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