National parks in Ireland
There are 6 national parks and other protected areas in Ireland .
The national parks and the other protected areas are developed and administered by "The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)". The NPWS is assigned to the "Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government (DEHLG)".
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| Ballycroy National Park | 1998 | 11,837 | County: Mayo |
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| Connemara National Park | 1980 | 2,957 | County: Galway |
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| Glenveagh National Park | 1984 | 16,548 | County: Donegal |
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| Killarney National Park | 1932 2004 |
10,289 | County: Kerry UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1981 |
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| Burren National Park | 1991 | 1,673 | County: Clare |
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| Wicklow Mountains National Park | 1988 | 1991 1999 |
15,913 | County: Wicklow established in 1988 as Glendalough Woods and Glenealo Valley Natural Parks |
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| Total: | 59217 |
More parks
| Park name | county |
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| Ards Forest Park | Donegal |
| Avondale Forest Park | Wicklow |
| Castlewellan Forest Park | Down |
| Currah Chase Forest Park | limerick |
| Dawagh Forest Park | Tyrone |
| Drum Manor Forest Park | Tyrone |
| Dun A Ri Forest Park | Cavan |
| Farran Forest Park | Cork |
| Florence Court Forest Park | Fermagh |
| Gorti Glenn Forest Park | Tyrone |
| Gossford Forest Park | Armagh |
| Gougane Forest Park | Cork / Kerry |
| Killyleen Forest Park | Cavan |
| Lough Key Forest Park | Roscommon |
| Phoenix Park | Dublin |
| Rossmore Forest Park | Monaghan |
| Slieve Gullion Forest Park | Armagh |
| Tollymore Forest Park | Down |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of Ballycroy National Park . Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ^ Ballycroy National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Connemara National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Glenveagh National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Official website of Killarney National Park . Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ↑ a b Killarney National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Burren National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Official website of the Wicklow Mountains National Park . Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ^ A b Wicklow Mountains National Park in the World Database on Protected Areas . Retrieved on August 28, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
