List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland

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National Parks in the Republic of Ireland

This is a list of national parks of Ireland.

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]

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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

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