List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)

National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)

The National Parks and Wildlife Service manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities. It is part of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government....

who operate under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

's Natura 2000

Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas in the territory of the European Union.-Origins:In May 1992, the governments of the European Communities adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. This legislation is called the...

network of sites with special flora

Flora

Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...

or fauna

Fauna

Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...

Special Areas of Conservation

Carlow - Cavan - Clare - Cork - Donegal - Dublin - Galway - Kerry - Kildare - Kilkenny - Laois - Leitrim - Limerick - Longford - Louth - Mayo - Meath - Monaghan - Offaly - Roscommon - Sligo - North Tipperary - South Tipperary - Waterford - Westmeath - Wexford - Wicklow

Carlow

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Carlow
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Blackstairs Mountains
Blackstairs Mountains
The Blackstairs Mountains run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland.-See also:*List of mountains in Ireland...
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
Slaney River
River Slaney
The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford, before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town...

Valley

Cavan

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cavan
County Cavan
County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Corratirrim
Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh, historically Slieve Cuilcagh , is the highest mountain in the Breifne area and the 165th highest on the island of Ireland . The summit lies on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan , and is the highest point in both counties...

- Anierin Uplands
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
Lough Oughter
Lough Oughter
Lough Oughter is a lake, or complex of lakes, in County Cavan covering approximately 8931 hectares. It is on the River Erne, and forms the southern part of the Lough Erne complex...

and Associated Loughs
River Boyne
River Boyne
The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

and River Blackwater

Clare

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

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Ballyallia Lake
Ballycullinan Lake
Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building
Ballyogan Lough
Ballyteige (Clare)
Ballyvaughan Turlough
Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex
Carrowmore Dunes
Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point
Spanish Point
Spanish Point is a village in the parish of Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The town is home to many holiday homes, and during the winter has a significantly smaller population. It is also one of the better surf breaks in County Clare...

and Islands
Danes Hole, Poulnalecka
Dromore Woods and Loughs
East Burren Complex
Galway Bay
Galway Bay
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay. It is about long and from to in breadth...

Complex
Glendree Bog
Glenomra Wood
Inagh River Estuary
Kilkee Reefs
Kilkishen House
Knockanira House
Loughatorick South Bog
Lough Gash Turlough
Lower River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
Moneen Mountain
Moyree River System
Newgrove House
Newhall and Edenvale Complex
Old Domestic Building, Keevagh
Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane
Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan
Pouladatig Cave
Pollagoona Bog
Poulnagordon Cave (Quin)
Ratty River Cave
Slieve Bernagh Bog
Termon Loug
Toonagh Estate
Tullaher Lough and Bog

Cork

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore)
Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point
Bandon River
Ballyhoura Mountains
Ballyhoura Mountains
The Ballyhoura Mountains are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.-Features:...
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...
Caha Mountains
Caha Mountains
The Caha Mountains are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in the Ireland. The highest peak is Hungry Hill, 685m tall.-See also:*List of mountains in Ireland...
Carrigeenamronety Hill
Castletownshend
Castletownshend
Castletownshend on Ireland's southwest coast, is a village about eight km from Skibbereen, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th century castle built by Richard Townsend, whose descendents still reside there...
Cleanderry Wood
Clonakilty Bay
Courtmacsherry Estuary
Derryclogher (Knockboy
Knockboy
Knockboy is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland. It is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest mountain in County Cork with its summit shared with County Kerry. It is the 104th highest peak in Ireland...

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Dunbeacon Shingle
The Gearagh
Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland
Glanmore Bog
Great Island Channel
Farranamanagh Lough
Kenmare River
Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park is located beside the town of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. It was the first national park established in Ireland, created when Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish state in 1932...

, Macgillycuddy's Reeks
Macgillycuddy's Reeks
MacGillycuddy's Reeks is a mountain range in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. Stretching slightly over , it includes the highest peaks in Ireland and the only peaks on the island that are over . The highest of these is Corrán Tuathail or Carrauntoohil , followed by Binn Chaorach and Cathair na...

and Caragh River Catchment
Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes
Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs
Myross Wood
Reen Point Shingle
Roaringwater Bay and Islands
Lower River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
Sheep's Head
Sheep's Head
Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary , is the headland at the end of the peninsula between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay in County Cork, Ireland....
St. Gobnet's Wood
St. Gobnet's Wood
St Gobnet's Wood is an area of oak woodland at Baile Bhuirne, County Cork, south-western Ireland. The wood, according to the National Parks and Wildlife Service's survey, is about 30 ha in extent....
Three Castle Head to Mizen Head
Mizen Head
Mizen Head , is located at the extremity of a peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the extreme points of the island of Ireland and is a major tourist attraction, noted for its dramatic cliff scenery...

Donegal

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Aran Island
Arranmore
Árainn Mhór is the largest inhabited island of County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. The island is part of the Donegal Gaeltacht...

(Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....

) Cliffs
Ballintra
Ballintra
Ballintra is a village in the parish of Drumholm in South Donegal, Ireland just off the N15 between Donegal town and Ballyshannon. The village is geographically situated in a limestone area and this natural resource is quarried locally for the building and civil engineering industries.Ballintra...
Ballyarr Wood
Ballyness Bay
Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head
Cloghernagore Bog
Coolvoy Bog
Croaghonagh Bog
Donegal Bay
Donegal Bay
Donegal Bay is an inlet in the northwest of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean...

(Murvagh)
Dunmuckrum Turloughs
Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau
Durnesh Lough
Lough Eske
Lough Eske
Lough Eske or Lough Eask is a small lake in County Donegal, in the northwest of Ireland. The lake lies to the northeast of Donegal Town, to which it is connected by the River Eske...

and Ardnamona Wood
Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung
River Finn
River Finn
The River Finn is a river that flows through County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It rises in Lough Finn in County Donegal and flows east through a deep mountain valley to Ballybofey and Stranorlar and on to the confluence with the River Mourne at Lifford...
Gannivegil Bog
Glenveagh National Park
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill
Gweedore Bay and Islands
Horn Head
Horn Head
Horn Head is a peninsula in Donegal, North West Ireland, close to Dunfanaghy. It forms part of Sheephaven Bay.-Archeological Significance:...

and Rinclevan
North Inishowen
Inishowen
Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. It is also the largest peninsula in all of Ireland. Inishowen is a picturesque location with a rich history...

Coast
Inishtrahull
Kindrum Lough
Leannan River
Magheradrumman Bog
Meenaguse Bog/Ardbane Bog
Meenaguse Scragh
Meentygrannagh Bog
Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin is a lake which is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals. It is located in the northwest of Ireland on the border between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh ....
Muckish Mountain
Mulroy Bay
Mulroy Bay
Mulroy Bay is a relatively small bay / sea loch on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland.Mulroy Bay is the most convoluted of the marine inlets in north-west Ireland. It is approximately 12 km long in a north-south direction. The entrance to the bay is a narrow embayment leading to a winding...
Lough Nageage
Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve)
Rathlin O'Birne Island
Rutland Island
Rutland Island
Rutland Island is an island located across the Macpherson Strait from South Andaman Island. As one of the Andaman Islands, Rutland I forms the southernmost main island of the closely situated Great Andaman archipelago. It is separated from Little Andaman by the Duncan Passage. The island spans an...

and Sound
Sessiagh Lough
Sheephaven
Slieve League
Slieve League
Slieve League, sometimes Slieve Leag or Slieve Liag , is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. At , it has Ireland's highest sea cliffs...
Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay
Lough Swilly
Lough Swilly
Lough Swilly in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County Donegal. Along with Carlingford Lough and Killary Harbour it is one of three known glacial fjords in Ireland....
St. John's Point
Tamur Bog
Termon Strand
Tory Island
Tory Island
Toraigh is an inhabited island 14.5 km off the northwest coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is also known in Irish as Oileán Thoraigh, Oileán Thoraí or Oileán Thúr Rí.-Language:The main spoken language on the island is Irish, but English is also understood...

Coast
Tranarossan and Melmore Lough
West Of Ardara/Maas Road

Dublin

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

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Baldoyle Bay
Baldoyle Bay
Baldoyle Bay is a sea inlet on the east coast of Ireland, between Portmarnock and Baldoyle in County Dublin, in the administration of Fingal County Council. It is an important natural feature with protected status, which once held a Viking longphort....
Ballyman Glen
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...

(North)
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...

(South)
Glenasmole Valley
Howth Head
Howth Head
Howth Head is a headland north east of Dublin City in Ireland. Howth falls under the local governance of fingal county council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while village of Howth and the harbour are on the northern shore. Baily Lighthouse is on the southeastern part of Howth Head...
Ireland's Eye
Ireland's Eye
Ireland's Eye is a small uninhabited island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, situated directly north of Howth Harbour. The island is easily reached by regular tourist boats...
Knocksink Wood
Lambay Island
Lambay Island
Lambay lies off the coast of Fingal / north County Dublin, Ireland in the Irish Sea. It is located north of Ireland's Eye at and is the easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland...
Malahide Estuary
Rogerstown Estuary
Rogerstown Estuary
Rogerstown Estuary is an estuary in Ireland. It is situated just north of the Donabate-Portrane peninsula, and also south of Rush, on Ireland's east coast about north of Dublin....
Wicklow Mountains
Wicklow Mountains
The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into Counties Carlow, Wexford and Dublin. Where the mountains extend into County Dublin, they are known locally as the Dublin Mountains...

Galway

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

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Ardgraigue Bog
Ardrahan Grassland
Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake
Ballinduff Turlough
Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong
Barnahallia Lough
Barroughter Bog
Caherglassaun Turlough
Cahermore Turlough
Camderry Bog
Carrowbaun, Newhall
Newhall
Newhall may refer to:Places in England:*Newhall, Harlow, Essex*Newhall, Cheshire*Newhall, DerbyshirePlaces in the USA:* Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, a district of Santa Clarita that was formerly independent* Newhall, IowaPeople:* Christopher G...

and Ballylee Turloughs
Carrownagappul Bog
Castletaylor Complex
Cloonmoylan Bog
Connemara Bog Complex
Coolcam Turlough
Coole-Garryland Complex
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
Cregduff Lough
Cregg House Stables, Crusheen
Croaghill Turlough
Curraghlehanagh Bog
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve
Dog's Bay
Drummin Wood
East Burren Complex
Galway Bay
Galway Bay
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay. It is about long and from to in breadth...

Complex
Glenloughaun Esker
Gortacarnaun Wood
Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement
Inishbofin and Inishshark
Inisheer Island
Inishmaan Island
Inishmore Island
Kilkieran Bay and Islands
Kilsallagh Bog
Kiltartan Cave (Coole)
Kiltiernan Turlough
Kingstown Bay
Levally Lough
Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough
Loughatorick South Bog
Lough Carra
Lough Carra
Lough Carra is a limestone lake of , located in the Barony of Carra, County Mayo, Ireland, approximate 8 miles south of Castlebar. It is approximately long and varies in width from to one mile . The average depth is , with a maximum of 60. Lough Carra was part of the estate of the well-known...

/Mask Complex
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest lough in Ireland . It covers 178 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.The first canal in...
Lough Coy
Lough Cutra
Lough Derg, North-East Shore
Lough Fingall Complex
Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough
Glenamaddy Turlough
The Glenamaddy Turlough is located east of the town of Glenamaddy, County Galway in Ireland. A turlough is a seasonal lake which usually dries up in summer...
Lough Nageeron
Lough Rea
Maumturk Mountains
Monivea Bog
Murvey Machair
Omey Island Machair
Peterswell Turlough
Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve
Rahasane Turlough
Rahasane turlough
Rahasane turlough is a turlough, that is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land. It is the largest surviving turlough in Ireland. Water collects seasonally in the basin and drains away only through evaporation or seepage into the underlying limestone...
River Shannon Callows
Rosroe Bog
Ross Lake
Ross Lake
Ross Lake is a large reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, USA, and southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The lake runs approximately north-south, is 23 miles long, up to 1.5 miles wide, and the full reservoir elevation is 1,604 feet above sea level .The U.S...

and Woods
Rosturra Wood
Rusheenduff Lough
Shankill West Bog
Slyne Head Islands
Slyne Head Peninsula
Sonnagh Bog
Termon Lough
The Twelve Bens
Twelve Bens
The Twelve Bens, or Twelve Pins , is a mountain range of sharp-peaked quartzite ranges located northeast of Roundstone in Connemara in the west of Ireland. Dedicated fell runners attempt to hike all twelve peaks in a single day...

/Garraun Complex
Tully Lough
Tully Mountain
Tully Mountain
Tully Mountain, , is a prominent, steep-sided monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Orange, approximately five miles south of the New Hampshire border. An exposed south and west facing ledge on the summit provides views of the Millers River valley, Mount Monadnock, Mount...
Williamstown Turloughs

Kerry

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

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Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour
Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary
Ballyseedy Wood
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...
Blackwater River (Kerry)
Blasket Islands
Blasket Islands
The Blasket Islands are a group of islands off the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Kerry. They were inhabited until 1953 by a completely Irish-speaking population. The inhabitants were evacuated to the mainland on 17 November 1953...
Caha Mountains
Caha Mountains
The Caha Mountains are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in the Ireland. The highest peak is Hungry Hill, 685m tall.-See also:*List of mountains in Ireland...
Castlemaine Harbour
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood
Drongawn Lough
Glanlough Woods
Glanmore Bog
Kenmare River
Kerry Head Shoal
Kilgarvan Ice House
Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig are two lakes of ecological importance in County Kerry, in southwestern Ireland. They are included in a Special Area of Conservation of 271.57 ha, which protects land in private ownership and state-owned nature reserve...
Lower River Shannon
Magharee Islands
Magharee Islands
The Magharee Islands , also known as "The Seven Hogs", are a group of uninhabited islands located off Rough Point at the northern tip of the Magharee Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The Islands are part of the parish of Castlegregory are well known as excellent diving and snorkelling...
Maulagowna Bog
Moanveanlagh Bog
Mount Brandon
Mount Brandon
Mount Brandon or Brandon Mountain is a 952 m mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the unnamed central mountain range of the Dingle Peninsula and the ninth highest peak in Ireland...
Mucksna Wood
Mullaghanish Bog
Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood
Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood
Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog
Slieve Mish Mountains
Slieve Mish Mountains
The Slieve Mish Mountains are a mountain range found in County Kerry in the Ireland. Overlooking Tralee Bay on the northern side and Dingle Bay on the south, they extend for approximately 19 km from east to west...
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane
Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel

Kildare

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Ballynafagh Bog
Ballynafagh Lake
Red Bog, Kildare
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
Rye Water Valley/Carton
Mouds Bog
Pollardstown Fen

Kilkenny

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

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Hugginstown Fen, south-west of Ballyhale
Ballyhale
Ballyhale is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is south of the city of Kilkenny, roughly half way between Kilkenny and Waterford. The Parish of Ballyhale is made up of three parts; Knockmoylan and the villages of Ballyhale and Knocktopher....

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The Loughans, near Urlingford
Urlingford
Urlingford is a town in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny, Ireland.The town lies on the R639. The M8 motorway runs just west of the town, from which both Urlingford and nearby Johnstown are accessed via junction four. Urlingford is a bus hub, with major operator JJ Kavanagh and Sons based there...

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Cullahill Mountain, on the Castlecomer Plateau
Castlecomer Plateau
The Castlecomer Plateau is an upland area in the North of County Kilkenny, in Ireland, extending into County Laois and County Carlow at its northern edge. The plateau is bounded on the east and south by the N9 National primary road, on the west by the N77...

near Johnstown
Johnstown, County Kilkenny
Johnstown , historically known as Coorthafooka , is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. It is the home of the Fenians GAA hurling club...

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Spahill and Clomantagh Hill
Clomantagh Hill
Clomantagh Hill is a mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Its name means Hill of the gapped stone. At 349 metres it is the third highest summit in Kilkenny behind Brandon Hill and Coppanagh and is the second highest mountain in the Slieveardagh Hills after Knocknamuck. It is the 906th highest...

, which form part of an escarpment which links the Slieveardagh Hills
Slieveardagh Hills
The Slieveardagh Hills are a low range of hills on the County Tipperary - County Kilkenny border, mainly in the barony of Slievardagh. The highest point is Clomantagh Hill at 349 m and the highest point by relative height in the hills is Knocknamuck at 340m with prominence of 268m...

with the Castlecomer Plateau
Castlecomer Plateau
The Castlecomer Plateau is an upland area in the North of County Kilkenny, in Ireland, extending into County Laois and County Carlow at its northern edge. The plateau is bounded on the east and south by the N9 National primary road, on the west by the N77...

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Galmoy Fen, north of Johnstown, Lower River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...

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Lower River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...

, south of Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...

, the freshwater stretches of the Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

/River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...

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River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...

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Thomastown Quarry, near Thomastown
Thomastown
-Landmarks:Kilfane Glen is a restored historic 1790s garden of romantic era with waterfall, woodland walks and cottage orne. The garden is listed as an Irish Heritage garden and was awarded assistance in 1993 by the European Union Cultural Commission...

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Laois

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

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Ballyprior Grassland
Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog
Coolrain Bog
Lisbigney Bog
Mountmellick
Mountmellick
Other than that its a 15th-century settlement on the narrow Owenass river with an encampment on its banks at Irishtown. Overlooking this valley with its trees and wildlife was a small church called Kilmongan which was closed by the Penal Laws in 1640...
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Situated close to the geographical centre of Ireland The Slieve Bloom Mountains rise from the central plain of Ireland to a height of 527 metres. While not very high, they are extensive by local standards...

Leitrim

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Leitrim
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Arroo Mountain
Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben, sometimes spelt Benbulben or Benbulbin , is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, an area sometimes called "Yeats Country".Ben Bulben is listed as a protected structure....

, Gleniff and Glenade Complex
Boleybrack Mountain
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore
Mullaghmore
Mullaghmore is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a noted holiday destination, characterised by a skyline dominated by the monolithic shape of the mountain Ben Bulben....
Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh, historically Slieve Cuilcagh , is the highest mountain in the Breifne area and the 165th highest on the island of Ireland . The summit lies on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan , and is the highest point in both counties...

- Anierin Uplands
Glenade Lough
Lough Gill
Lough Gill
Lough Gill is a freshwater lough mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland. It is about 8 km or 5 miles long and 2 km or 1 mile wide, and drains into the River Garavogue near Sligo Town. The picturesque lake is surrounded by wooded hills and is popular with...
Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin is a lake which is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals. It is located in the northwest of Ireland on the border between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh ....

Limerick

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

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Askeaton Fen Complex
Ballyhoura Mountains
Ballyhoura Mountains
The Ballyhoura Mountains are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.-Features:...
Barrigone
Blackwater River
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...

(Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

/Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

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Carrigeenamronety Hill
Clare Glen
Curraghchase Woods
Galtee Mountains
Galtee Mountains
The Galtee Mountains or Galty Mountains are a mountain range in Munster, located in Ireland's Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick, South Tipperary and Cork. The name "Galtee" is thought to be a corruption of the Irish "Sléibhte na gCoillte" - "Mountains of the Forests" in English,...
Glen Bog
Glenstal Wood
Lower River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
Tory Hill

Longford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Longford
County Longford
County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Ardagullion Bog
Brown Bog
Clooneen Bog
Fortwilliam Turlough
Lough Forbes Complex
Lough Ree
Lough Ree
Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...

Louth

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Boyne Coast and Estuary
Carlingford Mountain
Carlingford Shore
Clogher Head
Dundalk Bay
Dundalk Bay
Dundalk Bay is a large , exposed estuary on the east coast of Ireland.The inner bay is shallow, sandy and intertidal, though it slopes into a deeper area 2km from the transitional water boundary. It is predominantly influenced by the sea, though several rivers drain into the bay from the west...
River Boyne
River Boyne
The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

and River Blackwater

Mayo

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

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Achill Head
Ardkill Turlough
Balla Turlough
Ballinafad
Ballinafad
Ballinafad is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. There is also a village Ballinafad in Connemara, County Galway.Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area. Ambrose was father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation....
Bellacorick Bog Complex
Bellacorick Iron Flush
Bellacragher Saltmarsh
Brackloon Woods
Broadhaven Bay
Broadhaven Bay
Broadhaven Bay is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean situated on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The opening of the bay faces northward, stretching between Erris Head on the west side and Kid Island on the east side with approximately 8.6 km between the two sides.It borders...
Carrowkeel Turlough
Carrowmore Lake
Carrowmore Lake
Carrowmore Lake is situated in the parishes of Kiltane and Kilcommon Erris, County Mayo between the villages of Bangor Erris and Barnatra at the southern end of Broadhaven Bay. The freshwater lake is over four miles long and almost 3 miles wide at its widest point...

Complex
Clare Island
Clare Island
Clare Island is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It is famous as the home of the pirate queen, Gráinne O'Malley...

Cliffs
Clew Bay Complex
Cloonakillina Lough
Cloughmoyne
Clyard Kettle-Holes
Corraun Plateau
Croaghaun
Croaghaun
Croaghaun is a mountain in County Mayo, Ireland. At 688 metres , it has the highest cliffs in Ireland and the second highest sea cliffs in Europe ....

/Slievemore
Slievemore
Slievemore is the second highest peak on Achill Island, in County Mayo, Ireland. Its elevation is 671 metres.-Archaeology:* Achill Archaeological Field School is based at the Achill Archaeology Centre in Dooagh. It was founded in 1991 and is a training school for students of archaeology and...
Cross Lough (Killadoon)
Doocastle Turlough
Doogort Machair/Lough Doo
Duvillaun Islands
Erris Head
Erris Head
Erris Head is a promontory at the northernmost tip of the Mullet Peninsula, located in the barony of Erris in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It is a well known and recognised landmark used by mariners and weather forecasters alike. It is also a very scenic viewpoint, with an unspoilt view of the...
Flughany Bog
Glenamoy Bog Complex
Greaghans Turlough
Inishkea Islands
Inishkea Islands
The Inishkea Islands are situated off the coast of the Mullet peninsula in the Barony of Erris. There are two main islands - Inishkea North and Inishkea South...
Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs
Kildun Souterrain
Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex
Killala Bay
Killala Bay
Killala Bay is a bay on the west coast of Ireland between County Mayo and County Sligo. It is situated between Lenadoon Point and Downpatrick Head and is the estuary for the River Moy....

/Moy Estuary
Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head
Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough
Lough Carra
Lough Carra
Lough Carra is a limestone lake of , located in the Barony of Carra, County Mayo, Ireland, approximate 8 miles south of Castlebar. It is approximately long and varies in width from to one mile . The average depth is , with a maximum of 60. Lough Carra was part of the estate of the well-known...

/Mask Complex
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest lough in Ireland . It covers 178 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.The first canal in...
Lough Gall Bog
Lough Hoe Bog
Mocorha Lough
Moore Hall
Moore Hall, County Mayo
Moore Hall, or Moorehall, the house and estate of George Henry Moore and family, is situated in the barony of Carra, County Mayo in a karst limestone landscape. The Moores were an aristocratic Irish family who built Moore Hall between 1792 and 1795. The first Moore of Moore Hall was George Moore,...

(Lough Carra
Lough Carra
Lough Carra is a limestone lake of , located in the Barony of Carra, County Mayo, Ireland, approximate 8 miles south of Castlebar. It is approximately long and varies in width from to one mile . The average depth is , with a maximum of 60. Lough Carra was part of the estate of the well-known...

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Mullet/Blacksod Bay
Blacksod Bay
Blacksod Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean in Erris, North County Mayo, Ireland. The bay is bounded on its western side by the Mullet Peninsula and to its eastern side by the coastline of Kiltane Parish where it extends southwards from Belmullet towards Gweesalia and Doohoma...

Complex
Mweelrea
Mweelrea
Mweelrea is a mountain in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. With a height of 814 metres , it is the highest point in County Mayo, the highest point in the province of Connacht and the 34th highest in Ireland...

/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex
Newport River
Newport River
The Newport River is a small river in North Carolina that runs approximately twenty kilometers southeast through the town of Newport with its mouth opening into Bogue Sound, between Morehead City and Beaufort. It is popular for flatwater paddling and canoeing....
Oldhead Wood
Owenduff/Nephin
Nephin
Nephin or Nefin , at 806 metres , is the second highest peak in County Mayo and the second highest in Connacht, in Ireland...

Complex
Ox Mountains
Ox Mountains
The Ox Mountains are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as 'St Patrick's Mountain after St. Patrick, as he laboured much on it, raised churches on its slopes, and left his name to some of its wells, as for instance that of Dromard' . The highest peak...

Bogs
River Moy
River Moy
The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Northwest of Ireland.- Geography :The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. It flows for 110 km...
Shrule Turlough
Skealoghan Turlough
Slieve Fyagh Bog
Urlaur Lakes

Meath

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Boyne Coast and Estuary
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
Lough Bane
Lough Bane
Lough Bane is a lough situated on the borders of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The border between the two counties runs east-west through the centre of the lake.-External links and references:* *...

and Lough Glass
Moneybeg Bogs and Clareisland Bogs
Mount Hevey Bog
Rye Water Valley/Carton
River Boyne
River Boyne
The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

and River Blackwater
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo

Monaghan

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Kilroosky Lough Cluster

Offaly

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

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All Saints Bog and Esker
Esker
An esker is a long winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America...
Charleville Wood
Clara Bog
Clara bog
Clara Bog is one of the largest relatively intact raised bogs remaining in Ireland. It lies southeast of the R436 regional road between the village of Ballycumber and the town of Clara, in County Offaly....
Ferbane Bog
Fin Lough
Island Fen
Lisduff Fen
Mongan Bog
Moyclare Bog
Pilgrim's Road Esker
Raheenmore Bog
Raheenmore Bog
Raheenmore Bog is a raised bog north-west of Daingean, County Offaly, in the Republic of Ireland. Since the 1980s the greater part of the bog has been maintained as a 162 hectare Nature Reserve, which is currently managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service...
Ridge Road
Ridge Road
Ridge Road may refer to:*Ireland** Ridge Road *USA**Blue Ridge Road, a New York State Scenic Byway in Essex County, New York**Ridge Road **Ridge Route in California...

, SW of Rapemills
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

Callows
Sharavogue Bog
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Situated close to the geographical centre of Ireland The Slieve Bloom Mountains rise from the central plain of Ireland to a height of 527 metres. While not very high, they are extensive by local standards...
The Long Derries, Edenderry
Edenderry
Edenderry may refer to the following:*Edenderry, County Down, a small village south of Belfast, Northern Ireland*Edenderry, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland*Edenderry, County Offaly, a town in the Republic of Ireland....

Roscommon

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Annaghmore Lough
Ballinturly Turlough
Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough
Bellanagare Bog
Callow Bog
Carrowbehy/Caher Bog
Castlesampson Esker
Cloonchambers Bog
Cloonshanville Bog
Coolcam Turlough
Corbo Bog
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
Derrinea Bog
Drumalough Bog
Errit Lough
Four Roads Turlough
Killeglan Grassland
Lisduff Turlough
Lough Arrow
Lough Croan Turlough
Lough Forbes Complex
Lough Funshinagh
Lough Ree
Lough Ree
Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...
Mullygollan Turlough
River Moy
River Moy
The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Northwest of Ireland.- Geography :The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. It flows for 110 km...
River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

Callows
Tullaghanrock Bog

Sligo

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Sligo.

Ballysadare Bay
Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben, sometimes spelt Benbulben or Benbulbin , is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, an area sometimes called "Yeats Country".Ben Bulben is listed as a protected structure....

, Gleniff and Glenade Complex
Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore
Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay)
Flughany Bog
Killala Bay
Killala Bay
Killala Bay is a bay on the west coast of Ireland between County Mayo and County Sligo. It is situated between Lenadoon Point and Downpatrick Head and is the estuary for the River Moy....

/Moy Estuary
Knockalongy
Knockalongy
Knockalongy is a 544 m Marilyn in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains. The nearest village is Skreen....

and Knockachree Cliffs
Lough Arrow
Lough Gill
Lough Gill
Lough Gill is a freshwater lough mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland. It is about 8 km or 5 miles long and 2 km or 1 mile wide, and drains into the River Garavogue near Sligo Town. The picturesque lake is surrounded by wooded hills and is popular with...
Lough Hoe Bog
Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog
Ox Mountains
Ox Mountains
The Ox Mountains are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as 'St Patrick's Mountain after St. Patrick, as he laboured much on it, raised churches on its slopes, and left his name to some of its wells, as for instance that of Dromard' . The highest peak...

Bogs
River Moy
River Moy
The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Northwest of Ireland.- Geography :The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. It flows for 110 km...
Streedagh Point Dunes
Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs
Turloughmore
Turloughmore
Turloughmore is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The name means "the large lake," a notable feature of the area, together with the Clare River ....

(Sligo)
Union Wood
Unshin River

Tipperary

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

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Anglesey Road
Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog
Blackwater River
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...

(Cork/Waterford)
Bolingbrook Hill
Clare Glen
Galtee Mountains
Galtee Mountains
The Galtee Mountains or Galty Mountains are a mountain range in Munster, located in Ireland's Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick, South Tipperary and Cork. The name "Galtee" is thought to be a corruption of the Irish "Sléibhte na gCoillte" - "Mountains of the Forests" in English,...
Keeper Hill
Keeper Hill
Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta is a 694 m mountain in North Tipperary, Ireland.Keeper Hill is situated in the Slieve Felim mountain range in North Tipperary and is just 15km east of Limerick City. Keeper Hill is the highest mountain in the Shannon area and the 117th highest in Ireland. The ‘hill’...
Kilcarren-Firville Bog
Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain
Liskeenan Fen
Lough Derg, North-East Shore
Lower River Shannon
Lower River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...
Moanour Mountain
Philipston Marsh
Redwood Bog
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

Callows
Silvermine Mountains
Silvermine Mountains
The Silvermine Mountains are a mountain range situated in North Tipperary in Ireland...
Silvermine Mountains
Silvermine Mountains
The Silvermine Mountains are a mountain range situated in North Tipperary in Ireland...

West

Waterford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

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Ardmore Head
Comeragh Mountains
Comeragh Mountains
The Comeragh Mountains are a glaciated mountain range situated in the south east of Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villages of Kilrossanty and Kilmacthomas in County Waterford.The twelve mountains which form the...
Glendine Wood
Helvick Head
Lower River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Munster Blackwater
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy...
Nier Valley Woodlands
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
Tramore Dunes and Backstrand

Westmeath

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...

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Ballymore Fen
Carn Park Bog
Crosswood Bog
Garriskil Bog
Lough Bane
Lough Bane
Lough Bane is a lough situated on the borders of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The border between the two counties runs east-west through the centre of the lake.-External links and references:* *...

and Lough Glass
Lough Ennell
Lough Ennell
Lough Ennell is a lake near the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated beside the N52 road, off the Mullingar/Kilbeggan road. It is approximately 4.5 miles long by 2 miles wide, with an area of about...
Lough Lene
Lough Lene
Lough Lene is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore....
Lough Owel
Lough Owel
Lough Owel is a lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath. It is a deep lake, well known amongst anglers, and holds a few char along with brown trout. Water from Lough Owel feeds the Royal Canal, a canal crossing Ireland from Dublin to the River...
Lough Ree
Lough Ree
Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs
Mount Hevey Bog
River Boyne
River Boyne
The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea between Mornington, County Meath and Baltray, County Louth. Salmon...

and River Blackwater
River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

Callows
Scragh Bog
Split Hills and Long Hill Esker
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo

Wexford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...

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Ballyteige Burrow
Bannow Bay
Blackstairs Mountains
Blackstairs Mountains
The Blackstairs Mountains run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland.-See also:*List of mountains in Ireland...
River Barrow
River Barrow
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

and River Nore
River Nore
The River Nore is a long river located in south-east of Ireland. Along with the River Suir and River Barrow, it is one of the constituent rivers of the group known as the Three Sisters. The river drains approximately of Leinster. The river rises in the Devil's Bit Mountain, North Tipperary...
Cahore Polders and Dunes
Carnsore Point
Carnsore Point
Carnsore Point is a headland in the very South East corner of County Wexford, Ireland. This headland is Ireland's southern limit point of the Irish Sea....
Hook Head
Hook Head
Hook Head is a headland in County Wexford, Ireland located on the east side of the estuary of the three sisters rivers . It is part of the Hook peninsula and is adjacent to the historic townland of Loftus Hall...
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
The Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills are a system of clay cliffs, sand dunes, wet woodland, and gently undulating fixed dunes, known as sand hills, in County Wexford, Ireland. The area was surveyed and described during the 1990s and was designated a Special Area of Conservation...
Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick Irish and Scottish surname. The name refers to:Persons:*Ben Kilpatrick , American outlaw in the Old West, member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang...

Sandhills
Lady's Island Lake
Lady's Island Lake
Lady's Island Lake is a brackish lake in the south of County Wexford, Ireland.The lake is technically a back-barrier seepage lagoon, one of only two in Ireland. The other is nearby Tacumshin Lake . The lake has no outlet, but is separated from the Atlantic Ocean at the southern end by a sand and...
Long Bank
Raven Point Nature Reserve
Saltee Islands
Saltee Islands
The Saltee Islands are a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland. The two islands are Great Saltee and Little Saltee . They have been uninhabited since the early 20th century...
Screen Hills
Tacumshin Lake
Slaney River Valley

Wicklow

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wicklow
County Wicklow
County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Ballyman Glen
Bray Head
Bray Head
Bray Head is a hill and headland located in northern County Wicklow, Ireland, between the towns of Bray and Greystones. It forms part of the Wicklow Mountains and is a popular spot with hillwalkers. At the top of the head is a concrete cross which was placed there in 1950 during the holy year...
Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen
Carriggower Bog
Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood)
Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve
Glen of the Downs
Glen of the Downs
The Glen of the Downs is a 2 km long wooded glacial valley with steep sides rising to almost 250m on the east coast of Ireland. It contains a designated Nature Reserve comprising 59 ha, as well as a candidate Special Area of Conservation ....
Holdenstown Bog
Knocksink Wood
Knockacoller Bog
Magherabeg Dunes
The Murrough Wetlands
Wicklow Mountains
Wicklow Mountains
The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into Counties Carlow, Wexford and Dublin. Where the mountains extend into County Dublin, they are known locally as the Dublin Mountains...
Wicklow Reef