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The Carrownagappul Bog SAC is located approximately 3 km north of the town of Mountbellew in east County Galway, in the townlands of Ballynalahy, Carrownagannive, Carrownagappul, Cloonconore, Gunnode, Springlawn and Tully.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (Irish: An tSeirbhís Páirceanna Náisiúnta agus Fiadhúlra) manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities.As well as managing the national parks, the activities of the NPWS include the designation and protection of Natural Heritage Areas, Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.
The majority of SAC-designated turloughs in Europe are in Ireland– of 75 turloughs designated as SACs in Europe, 45 are in Ireland. Of the other turlough sites designated as SACS in Europe, 14 are in Germany, 8 are in Estonia, 3 are in Croatia and 4 are in Slovenia. [5] The Four Roads Turlough SAC is situated under a low bank of limestone hills.
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Since 2020, the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The NPWS conservation objectives for the Carrigeenamronety Hill SAC were published in 2021. [17] In this document, it is noted that, while dry heath is the primary habitat in this SAC, the extent of dry heath at the site has not been recorded in detail. Wet heath also occurs here, as does dry-humid acid grassland.
Lough Funshinagh (Irish: Loch Fuinseann, meaning 'lake of the ash tree') [1] is a lake and Special Area of Conservation (or SAC) in County Roscommon, Ireland, found to the west of Lough Ree. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It has been called Ireland's amazing disappearing lake , [ 2 ] due to the way it empties quickly - in as little as two days - and ...
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The Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC is primarily located between Maynooth and Leixlip in north County Kildare, and including a part of the site in County Meath.As per the Statutory instrument establishing the site, it is situated in whole or in part in the townlands of Blakestown (E.D. Maynooth), Carton Demesne, Confey, Kellystown, Leixlip and Leixlip Demesne in County Kildare and Moygaddy in ...