List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland explained

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 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]

National ParkPhotoRegionArea (Land & Sea)Established
Killarney
Cill Airne
County Kerry105abbr=onNaNabbr=on1932
Connemara
Conamara
County Galway20abbr=onNaNabbr=on1980
Glenveagh
Gleann Bheatha
County Donegal170abbr=onNaNabbr=on1984
The Burren
Boirinn
County Clare15abbr=onNaNabbr=on1991[2]
Wicklow Mountains
Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin
County Wicklow205abbr=onNaNabbr=on[3] 1991
Wild Nephin
Néifinn Fhiáin
County Mayo150abbr=onNaNabbr=on1998[4]
Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park
Brú na Bóinne
County Meath2.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on2023
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara
County Kerry283.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on2024

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IE . Ministers announce Ireland’s first Marine National Park . gov.ie . 22 April 2024.
  2. http://www.npws.ie/news/name,14166,en.html / National Parks & Wildlife Service News
  3. Web site: IE . Wicklow Mountains National Park . wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie . 22 August 2021.
  4. http://www.wildnephinnationalpark.ie/ Wild Nephin National Park Website