On 3rd September 2021 we visited Roscommon Town. A very interesting examination of the pond at Loughnanane Park next to Roscommon Castle (Low oxygen saturation, an algal bloom suggesting some problems possibly due to too much duck poop!) Then on to the River Jiggy and the super clear water of the River Hind at Derry Donnelly and finally finishing up in Castlecoote, sampling the mighty River Suck.
Some of the invertebrates we found in the River Suck at Castlecoote 
We sampled the River Suck at Castlecoote
We visited and sampled Lough Gara’s shallow margins 
At Bellanagare we saw some cattle in the stream – not the best plan for good water quality! 
A dragonfly nymph from Lough Gara 
We were a bit surprised to see this extensive coating of algae clinging to a large bed of rooted macrophytes at Lough Gara.
On Saturday 4th September 2021, we sampled the river at Bellanagare and went on to sample the shores of Lough Gara.
The briefing – health and safety and biosecurity. 
We sampled the Lough Key shallows. 
Some algae noted clinging to the Lough Key’s rooted water plants.
On Sunday 5th September we sampled a tributary of the Boyle River, the Boyle River in Boyle town at the old Abbey and then we sampled the shores of Lough Key where a few intrigued holiday-makers joined in!