Lough Melvin defines Kinlough's geography and purpose. The lake holds three unique fish—gillaroo, sonaghan, and ferox trout—each so specific to Melvin that you won't find them together anywhere else. Anglers come for that rarity. The lough itself is silent water surrounded by rough upland, beautiful because it doesn't try to be.
The village sits close to Bundoran in Donegal and lies on the Leitrim Way walking route, which threads through the northwest. The Donegal border is a few kilometres north. There's not much here in the way of restaurants or hotels, which is honest: come for the fishing, the walking, the quiet.
Wear waterproofs. Bring a sandwich. Tell someone where you're going if it's the mountain.