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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]
Glenveagh National Park – Churchill, Letterkenny, County Donegal – 170 square kilometres of mountains, woodland and lakes. Heywood Gardens – Ballinakill, County Laois – Formal garden designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens; Hill of Tara – Navan, County Meath – Seat of the High Kings of Ireland, Pre-Christian center of political and religious ...
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 ...
The Wicklow Mountains are the largest area of continuous high ground in Ireland, having an unbroken area of over 500 km 2 (190 sq mi) above 300 metres (980 ft). [7] They occupy the centre of County Wicklow and extend into Counties Dublin, Carlow and Wexford. [8] The general direction of the mountain ranges is from north-east to south-west. [9]
The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola [2] (Irish: Na Beanna Beola, meaning 'the peaks of Beola'), [a] is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park [b] in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. [4]
In 1975, CIÉ commissioned the "Dublin Rapid Rail Transportation Study" (DRRTS), [19] which recommended a four-phase plan including a prototypical Dart Underground: Phase 1 - Upgrade and electrify Howth – Bray (completed 1984 as the DART). Phase 2 - An underground line from Connolly to Heuston. Rapid Transit tracks Heuston to Clondalkin ...
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, also called the Kerry Seas National Park, [1] is a national park being created on the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. The park was announced in April 2024. Primarily a marine park, it will cover 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) of land and sea, making it Ireland's biggest national park. It includes the ...
Vale of Clara (Irish: Gleann an Chláraigh) [1] is a national nature reserve of approximately 545 acres (2.21 km 2) located in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service , part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage .