Pinnaces and small craft plied between them and the shore, or headed for the entrance of Belfast Harbour by the tortuous channel worn through mud and sand by the lagan.
"The Northern Iron 1907"
George A. Birmingham
All these boats had pretty names-there was the Shannon, the Suir, the Nore, the lagan, and many others.
"Mary, Mary"
James Stephens Commentator: Padraic Colum
It is also remarkable for being entirely surrounded by water-by the ocean, Lough Neagh, and the rivers Bann and lagan.
"Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children"
Grace Greenwood