Local group wants Lough Neagh taken into public ownership

Local fishermen and farmers in the North have formed an association to campaign for Lough Neagh to be taken into public ownership.

Local group wants Lough Neagh taken into public ownership

Local fishermen and farmers in the North have formed an association to campaign for Lough Neagh to be taken into public ownership.

The British monarchy granted ownership of the waterway to Arthur Chichester in 1691 as a reward for his military service in Ireland.

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