In 2003, Scientists discovered a massive creature the size of a house - in a tranquil Irish lake. A hydro-acoustic study of Muckcross, one of the Killarney lakes in Co Kerry, has thrown up a baffling image of "Muckie". It was the first time the lake, also known as the Middle Lake and among the deepest in Ireland, has been properly surveyed.
The study was being carried out by the Irish Arctic Char Conservation group with international scientists. River Monitoring Technology fisheries consultant Andrew Long said the researchers expected small signals from individual fish. Much to their surprise, on the southeastern side of the lake they got something much bigger.
Mr. Long said they had been unable to identify what exactly the image is but it was not a computer or logging error as the sonar equipment was functioning normally. It was only when they began analyzing the data that the truly mysterious nature of the thing became apparent. Loch Ness and Muckross have a lot in common. They are big and deep with similar fish species including Arctic char. Scientific advisor to the Irish Char Conservation Group Dr. Fran Igoe said Muckross was up to 70 meters deep, making it and sister lake Lough Leane, the deepest in Ireland.
He added: "What we do know is that the fish fauna in Muckross is very ancient.
"We have confirmed the presence of a good population of Arctic char, and the lake is known to hold ferox trout which are ordinary trout, Atlantic salmon, and lamprey species of eel, all of which attest to the ancient origins of this lake."
The scientist said the discovery was "very exciting" and the group was keen to continue their investigations in the area. It served as a reminder of the hidden mysteries still lurking in Muckross and other ancient ice-age lakes in Co Kerry. Dr. Igoe added that Scottish fisheries expert and monster hunter Ron Greer, who has written extensively on the giant Scottish ferox trout, is to lead a study of the lake.
He said there was a serious side to the surveys by the Irish Char Conservation Group. Many of the lakes had not been surveyed before, yet Ireland was losing genetically unique populations of species, without fully understanding what was happening.
The find has also welcomed Mr. Paddy O'Sullivan, regional manager of Duchas heritage service. He said whatever it turns out to be it would be given full protection as the lake in the heart of the Killarney National Park was part of a Special Area of Conservation. He was delighted the ancient fish population was, at last, being studied.
On September 17, 2009 a mysterious creature lurking beneath one of the deepest lakes in Ireland was captured on video. Jonathan Downes, spotted the object while on holiday in The Lakes of Killarney, Co Kerry with his wife Corinna Downes, Max Blake and Tony `Doc` Shiels. They were just above Lady's View in Co Kerry, Eire. It overlooks the three lakes of Killarney, and on the upper lake.
The mystery comes just a few years after bizarre sonar recordings showing a large similarly unidentified body were made in the 250ft deep Muckross Lake, one of the three adjoining lakes. Along with his wife and friends who also had cameras, Mr. Downes, managed to capture the ambiguous shapes moving across part of the lake - after viewing the water from a nearby hill for about an hour.
the most intriguing pieces of footage of unknown aquatic animals to date showing not one anomaly but in total three creatures. One anomaly seems to swiftly torpedo into the water. I have never seen any type of waterfowl dive into the water with such great speed. During another segment of the footage, two large creatures are swimming (one diagonally behind the other). Being that high up on a bluff overlooking this lake was a fantastic vantage point. What is haunting the Lakes of Killarney?
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