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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal. A stag appeared on the old £1 coin. The wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) enjoys an exalted position as "King of All Birds" in Irish folklore, but is the villain in the tale of Saint Stephen
The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland was an online database of hillforts―fortified settlements built in the Bronze Age and Iron Age―in the British Isles. It was compiled by researchers from the University of Edinburgh , the University of Oxford and University College Cork , led by Ian Ralston and Gary Lock .
The chart below shows the national parks in Ireland. The first park established in Ireland was Killarney National Park located in County Kerry in 1932. Since then a further 7 national parks have been opened; the most recent being Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara in County Kerry , the first marine national park and the largest in the state [ 1 ]
Derryloughan is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southwest corner of Lough Neagh, 4 miles from Coalisland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Clonoe and covers an area of 1751 acres. [1] The name derives from the Irish: Doire Lochain (Oak wood of the little lough). [2]
Castleshane (Irish: Caisleán an tSiáin, meaning 'castle of the fairy mound') [1] is a small village on the outskirts of Monaghan town in the north of County Monaghan in Ireland. The village is situated on the N2 , the main road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny , and is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Monaghan town and 17 ...
Foxford (Irish: Béal Easa, meaning 'mouth of the waterfall') [2] is a town 16 km south of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland.It stands on the N26 national primary route from Swinford to Ballina and has a railway station served by trains between Manulla Junction and Ballina.
Kesh (from Irish Ceis 'wicker bridge') is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.It is on the Kesh River about 1 mile (1.6 km) from Lower Lough Erne.The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,039 people.
Ballydesmond (Irish: Baile Deasumhan), formerly Kingwilliamstown, [2] is a rural village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the Blackwater River (near its source in Menganine) on the Cork-Kerry border. The Ballydesmond quarry is an area of geological interest, containing the best example of tundra forest polygons found in Ireland. [3]