List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland

Summary

This is a list of national parks of Ireland.

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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 six national parks have been opened; the most recent being Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park in County Meath. They cover 652 km2 (161,000 acres) in total, 0.9% of the land area of the country.

    National Park Photo Region Land Area Established
    Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park
    Brú na Bóinne
    County Meath 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) 2023
    Connemara
    Conamara
    County Galway 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) 1980
    Glenveagh
    Gleann Bheatha
    County Donegal 170 km2 (66 sq mi) 1984
    Killarney
    Cill Airne
    County Kerry 105 km2 (41 sq mi) 1932
    The Burren
    Boireann
    County Clare 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) 1991[1]
    Wicklow Mountains
    Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin
    County Wicklow 205 km2 (79 sq mi)[2] 1991
    Wild Nephin
    Néifinne Fiáine
    County Mayo 150 km2 (58 sq mi) 1998[3]

    See also edit

    References edit

    1. ^ / National Parks & Wildlife Service News
    2. ^ "Wicklow Mountains National Park". IE: wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
    3. ^ Wild Nephin National Park Website

    External links edit

    • Official website