Sign in a Special Area of Conservation.
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland , as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) . Since 2011 the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media . The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the Natura 2000 network of sites within the European Union for special flora or fauna .[1] [2] [3]
Connacht [ ]
Name
Photo
County
Land area (hectares)
EU Code
Galway
183.46
IE0002356
Galway
200.99
IE0002244
Galway
110.33
IE0002200
Galway
422.25
IE0001228
Galway
60.61
IE0002295
Galway
27.98
IE0002199
,
Galway
9.3
IE0000474
Galway
43.86
IE0002118
Galway
173.95
IE0000231
Galway
165.58
IE0000238
Galway
64.07
IE0002294
Galway
280.6
IE0002347
Galway
105.62
IE0002293
Galway
485.66
IE0001242
Galway
143.43
IE0000242
Galway
554.19
IE0000248
Galway
49197.33
IE0002034
Galway
136.76
IE0000218
Coole-Garryland Complex
Galway
1119.93
IE0000252
Galway, Roscommon
724.91
IE0002110
Galway
71.84
IE0001251
, Crusheen
Galway
0.02
IE0002317
Galway
47.35
IE0000255
Galway
277.97
IE0002350
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve
Galway
118.37
IE0000261
Galway
61.1
IE0002197
Galway
146.93
IE0001257
Galway
84.84
IE0002181
Galway
18800.66
IE0001926
Galway
14,402.77
IE0000268
Galway
5.7
IE0002213
Galway
111.49
IE0002180
Galway
347.08
IE0001271
Inishbofin and Inishshark
Galway
2794.06
IE0000278
Inisheer Island
Galway
552.29
IE0001275
Inishmaan Island
Galway
801.86
IE0000212
Inishmore Island
Galway
14493.61
IE0000213
and
Galway
21397.86
IE0002111
Galway
279.61
IE0000285
(Coole)
Galway
0.01
IE0000286
Galway
52.41
IE0001285
Galway
79.89
IE0002265
Levally Lough
Galway
57.97
IE0000295
and
Galway
440
IE0000296
Galway
887.96
IE0000308
Lough Carra /Mask Complex
Galway, Mayo
13509.77
IE0001774
Lough Corrib
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon
25193.2
IE0000297
Galway
77.4
IE0002117
Lough Cutra
Galway
658.5
IE0000299
Lough Derg , North-East Shore
Galway
3652.8
IE0002241
Complex
Galway
606.78
IE0000606
/Glenamaddy Turlough
Galway
1161.62
IE0000301
Galway
19.65
IE0002119
Lough Rea
Galway
364.6
IE0000304
Maumturk Mountains
Galway
13465.97
IE0002008
Galway
286.56
IE0002352
Galway
80.13
IE0002129
Galway
228.86
IE0001309
Galway
245.47
IE0000318
Galway
80.53
IE0000319
Rahasane Turlough
Galway
351.66
IE0000322
Shannon Callows
Galway, Roscommon
5853.94
IE0000216
Galway
261.93
IE0000324
Ross Lake and Woods
Galway
323.06
IE0001312
Rosturra Wood
Galway
38.24
IE0001313
Galway
48.74
IE0001311
Galway
136.34
IE0000326
Galway
2355.13
IE0000328
Galway
4026.46
IE0002074
Galway
464.72
IE0001913
Galway
211.7
IE0001321
The Twelve Bens /Garraun Complex
Galway
16163.23
IE0002031
Galway
142.22
IE0002130
Tully Mountain
Galway
478.91
IE0000330
Galway
232.64
IE0002296
Galway, Mayo
65945.58
IE0002998
Leitrim
3966.19
IE0001403
Ben Bulben , and
Leitrim, Sligo
5981.24
IE0000623
Leitrim, Cavan
4242.32
IE0002032
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore
Leitrim, Sligo
4387.18
IE0000625
Cuilcagh - Uplands
Leitrim
9735.53
IE0000584
Glenade Lough
Leitrim
115.02
IE0001919
Lough Gill
Leitrim, Sligo
3318.67
IE0001976
Lough Melvin
Leitrim, Donegal
2268.87
IE0000428
Mayo
6892.36
IE0002268
Mayo
25.53
IE0000461
Mayo
49.08
IE0000463
Mayo
0.15
IE0002081
Mayo
9519.75
IE0001922
Mayo
22.86
IE0000466
Mayo
17.44
IE0002005
Mayo
80.2
IE0000471
Broadhaven Bay
Mayo
9071.38
IE0000472
Mayo
40.97
IE0000475
Carrowmore Lake Complex
Mayo
3646.78
IE0000476
Clare Island Cliffs
Mayo
409.99
IE0002243
Mayo
11981.94
IE0001482
Mayo
66.93
IE0001899
Mayo
96.72
IE0000479
Mayo
126.46
IE0000480
Mayo
3895.13
IE0000485
Croaghaun /Slievemore
Mayo
3293.81
IE0001955
Cross Lough ()
Mayo
56.67
IE0000484
Mayo, Sligo
76.67
IE0000492
/
Mayo
187.87
IE0001497
Duvillaun Islands
Mayo
539.36
IE0000495
Erris Head
Mayo
850.97
IE0001501
Mayo, Sligo
231.03
IE0000497
Mayo
13057.21
IE0000500
Mayo
43.71
IE0000503
Inishkea Islands
Mayo
1239.38
IE0000507
/
Mayo
1667.49
IE0001513
Mayo
0.65
IE0002320
/ Complex
Mayo
111.63
IE0000504
Killala Bay /Moy Estuary
Mayo, Sligo
2180.9
IE0000458
and
Mayo
538.01
IE0000516
, and
Mayo
300.58
IE0001529
Mayo
76.1
IE0002177
Mayo
362.58
IE0000522
Mayo, Sligo
3214.04
IE0000633
Mayo
65.98
IE0001536
Moore Hall (Lough Carra )
Mayo
0.08
IE0000527
/Blacksod Bay Complex
Mayo
14023.02
IE0000470
Mweelrea /Sheeffry /Erriff Complex
Mayo
20974.45
IE0001932
Mayo
1402.52
IE0002144
Oldhead Wood
Mayo
85.29
IE0000532
/Nephin Complex
Mayo
27052.05
IE0000534
Mayo, Sligo
10565.78
IE0002006
River Moy
Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo
15389.86
IE0002298
Mayo
170.52
IE0000525
Mayo
40.02
IE0000541
Mayo
2375.90
IE0000542
Mayo
60.71
IE0002179
Mayo, Roscommon
265.78
IE0001571
Annaghmore Lough
Roscommon
249.9
IE0001626
Roscommon
151.69
IE0000588
and
Roscommon
244.67
IE0002339
Roscommon
1207.08
IE0000592
Roscommon
617.65
IE0000595
/
Roscommon
345.66
IE0000597
Roscommon
144.2
IE0001625
Roscommon
348.06
IE0000600
Roscommon
225.81
IE0000614
Roscommon
136.76
IE0000218
Roscommon
206.67
IE0002349
Roscommon
89.18
IE0000604
Roscommon
278.77
IE0002338
Errit Lough
Roscommon
84.59
IE0000607
Roscommon
100.18
IE0001637
Roscommon
60.91
IE0002214
Roscommon
69.69
IE0000609
Lough Arrow
Roscommon, Sligo
1454.26
IE0001673
Roscommon
155.62
IE0000610
Roscommon
1333.82
IE0001818
Lough Funshinagh
Roscommon
430.52
IE0000611
Lough Ree
Roscommon
14365.03
IE0000440
Roscommon
35.89
IE0000612
Roscommon
102.83
IE0002354
Sligo
2144.55
IE0000622
Bricklieve Mountains and
Sligo
1692.09
IE0001656
/ (Sligo Bay )
Sligo
4917.01
IE0000627
Knockalongy and
Sligo
115.55
IE0001669
Bog
Sligo
271.82
IE0000634
Sligo
632.83
IE0001680
Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs
Sligo
492.64
IE0000636
Sligo
74.17
IE0000637
Sligo
60.83
IE0000638
Unshin River
Sligo
892.01
IE0001898
Leinster [ ]
Name
Photo
County
Land area (hectares)
EU Code
Blackstairs Mountains
Carlow, Wexford
5046.85
IE0000770
River Barrow and River Nore
Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford
12367.76
IE0002162
Slaney River Valley
Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow
6017.81
IE0000781
Baldoyle Bay
Dublin
538.7
IE0000199
Dublin
23.53
IE0000713
Dublin Bay (North)
Dublin
1474.35
IE0000206
Dublin Bay (South)
Dublin
741.8
IE0000210
Dublin
149.23
IE0001209
Howth Head
Dublin
374.72
IE0000202
Ireland's Eye
Dublin
40.34
IE0002193
Knocksink Wood
Dublin, Wicklow
87.89
IE0000725
Lambay Island
Dublin
404.19
IE0000204
Dublin
788
IE0000205
Rogerstown Estuary
Dublin
537.76
IE0000208
Kildare
155.23
IE0000391
Kildare
45.49
IE0001387
, Kildare
Kildare
4.1
IE0000397
/Carton
Kildare, Meath
70.48
IE0001398
Kildare
590.94
IE0002331
Pollardstown Fen
Kildare
226.83
IE0000396
Kilkenny
63.9
IE0000404
Kilkenny
40.45
IE0000407
Cullahill Mountain
Kilkenny
54.72
IE0000831
Spahill and Clomantagh Hill
Kilkenny
146.47
IE0000849
Kilkenny
25.22
IE0001858
Lower River Suir
Kilkenny
7096.91
IE0002137
Kilkenny
3.88
IE0002252
Laois
44.18
IE0002256
and
Laois, Offaly
278.67
IE0000859
Laois
145.89
IE0002332
Laois
35.59
IE0000869
Laois
2.03
IE0002141
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Laois, Offaly
4877.08
IE0000412
Laois
129.27
IE0002333
Longford
116.44
IE0002341
Longford
73.62
IE0002346
Longford
214.93
IE0002348
Longford
37.62
IE0002201
Longford
50.69
IE0000448
Lough Forbes Complex
Longford
1333.82
IE0001818
Lough Ree
Longford, Westmeath
14365.03
IE0000440
Longford
71.92
IE0002202
Louth, Meath
629.24
IE0001957
Carlingford Mountain
Louth
3099.87
IE0000453
Louth
524.39
IE0002306
Clogher Head
Louth
23.74
IE0001459
Dundalk Bay
Louth
5234.05
IE0000455
River Boyne and River Blackwater
Louth, Meath, Westmeath
2317.87
IE0002299
Meath
32.27
IE0002203
()
Meath
185.02
IE0000006
Lough Bane and
Meath, Westmeath
203.42
IE0002120
Meath, Westmeath
364.17
IE0002340
Meath, Westmeath
473.91
IE0002342
, and
Meath, Westmeath
116.28
IE0001810
Offaly
365.81
IE0000566
Offaly
377.35
IE0000571
Clara Bog
Offaly
836.18
IE0000572
Offaly
151.9
IE0000575
Offaly
73.98
IE0000576
Offaly
12.02
IE0002236
Offaly
30.83
IE0002147
Mongan Bog
Offaly
206.51
IE0000580
Offaly
129.95
IE0000581
Offaly
69.73
IE0001776
Raheenmore Bog
Offaly
203.7
IE0000582
Ridge Road , SW of
Offaly
6.24
IE0000919
Shannon Callows
Offaly, Westmeath
5853.94
IE0000216
Sharavogue Bog
Offaly
236.39
IE0000585
The , Edenderry
Offaly
30.37
IE0000925
Westmeath
42.71
IE0002313
Westmeath
247.15
IE0002336
Westmeath
206.52
IE0002337
Westmeath
351.29
IE0000679
Lough Ennell
Westmeath
1719.63
IE0000685
Lough Lene
Westmeath
490.74
IE0002121
Lough Owel
Westmeath
1121.45
IE0000688
Scragh Bog
Westmeath
23.85
IE0000692
and
Westmeath
75.23
IE0001831
Westmeath
49.86
IE0002205
Ballyteige Burrow
Wexford
703.09
IE0000696
Bannow Bay
Wexford
1325.12
IE0000697
Wexford
12401.45
IE0002953
Wexford
264.76
IE0000700
Carnsore Point
Wexford
8736.19
IE0002269
Hook Head
Wexford
17006.27
IE0000764
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
Wexford
64.56
IE0001741
Wexford
39.69
IE0001742
Lady's Island Lake
Wexford
507
IE0000704
Wexford
3370.87
IE0002161
Nature Reserve
Wexford
594.26
IE0000710
Saltee Islands
Wexford
15822.26
IE0000707
Wexford
139.42
IE0000708
Tacumshin Lake
Wexford
558.57
IE0000709
Wicklow
23.53
IE0000713
Bray Head
Wicklow
263.39
IE0000714
Wicklow
320.65
IE0000729
Wicklow
84.3
IE0000716
Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood)
Wicklow
378.25
IE0000733
Wicklow
47.88
IE0000717
Glen of the Downs
Wicklow
74.45
IE0000719
Wicklow
4.05
IE0001757
Wicklow
74.61
IE0001766
Wicklow
602.7
IE0002249
Wicklow Mountains
Wicklow, Dublin
32931.38
IE0002122
Wicklow
1532.56
IE0002274
Munster [ ]
Name
Photo
County
Land area (hectares)
EU Code
Ballyallia Lake
Clare
180.17
IE0000014
Clare
191.21
IE0000016
, Old Domestic Building
Clare
5.74
IE0002246
Clare
379.73
IE0000019
Ballyteigue
Clare
6.43
IE0000994
Clare
12.86
IE0000996
Complex
Clare
7801.99
IE0000020
Clare
451.64
IE0002250
to Spanish Point and Islands
Clare
4236.47
IE0001021
,
Clare
38.43
IE0000030
Clare
877.04
IE0000032
Clare
18800.66
IE0001926
Galway Bay Complex
Clare
14402.77
IE0000268
Clare
339.92
IE0001912
Clare
50.27
IE0001013
Inagh River Estuary
Clare
392.45
IE0000036
Clare
2877.95
IE0002264
Clare
0.44
IE0002319
Clare
0.02
IE0002318
Clare
887.96
IE0000308
Clare
25.58
IE0000051
Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary
68300.01
IE0002165
Clare
6104.82
IE0000054
Clare
477.67
IE0000057
Clare
47.41
IE0002157
Clare
136.91
IE0002091
Clare
0.01
IE0002010
Clare
13.90
IE0002314
Clare
0.16
IE0002245
Clare
3.36
IE0000037
Clare
55.03
IE0002126
(Quin)
Clare
0.05
IE0000064
Clare
0.72
IE0002316
Clare
1973.97
IE0002312
Clare
211.7
IE0001321
Clare
5.41
IE0002247
Clare
468.98
IE0002343
(Clonpriest and Pillmore)
Cork
494.82
IE0000077
Barley Cove to
Cork
796.92
IE0001040
Bandon River
Cork
321.12
IE0002171
Ballyhoura Mountains
Cork, Limerick
746.7
IE0002036
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
10145.32
IE0002170
Caha Mountains
Cork, Kerry
6856.12
IE0000093
Cork
94.75
IE0002037
Cork
17.03
IE0001547
Cork
61.06
IE0001043
Cork
511.91
IE0000091
Cork
735.11
IE0001230
(Knockboy )
Cork
1712.22
IE0001873
Cork
43.02
IE0002280
The Gearagh
Cork
557.71
IE0000108
Cork
1305.22
IE0000090
Cork, Kerry
1147.78
IE0001879
Cork
1437.55
IE0001058
Cork
27.3
IE0002189
Kenmare River
Cork, Kerry
43267.5
IE0002158
Killarney National Park , MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment
Cork, Kerry
76444.99
IE0000365
Cork
96.43
IE0001061
Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs
Cork
450.94
IE0000097
Cork
3.97
IE0001070
Cork
7.01
IE0002281
and Islands
Cork
14253.09
IE0000101
Sheep's Head
Cork
3133.9
IE0000102
St. Gobnet's Wood
Cork
43.85
IE0000106
to Mizen Head
Cork
353
IE0000109
Kerry
1199.25
IE0000332
Kerry
1658.47
IE0000335
Ballyseedy Wood
Kerry
39.49
IE0002112
Blackwater River (Kerry)
Kerry
5900.18
IE0002173
Blasket Islands
Kerry
22715.96
IE0002172
Castlemaine Harbour
Kerry
8683.05
IE0000343
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood
Kerry
1154.05
IE0001342
Kerry
31.42
IE0002187
Kerry
16.55
IE0002315
Kerry
5794.72
IE0002263
Kerry
17.25
IE0000364
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig
Kerry
271.60
IE0000370
Magharee Islands
Kerry
2270.16
IE0002261
Kerry
425.89
IE0001881
Kerry
214.63
IE0002351
Mount Brandon
Kerry
14349.07
IE0000375
Kerry
14.07
IE0001371
Kerry
70.02
IE0001890
Kerry
43.43
IE0002098
Kerry
0.03
IE0002041
Kerry
123.57
IE0000353
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog
Kerry
17.07
IE0000382
Slieve Mish Mountains
Kerry
9787.49
IE0002185
Kerry
11627.11
IE0002070
Kerry
2691.84
IE0002262
Complex
Limerick
284.29
IE0002279
Limerick
66.33
IE0000432
Limerick
94.75
IE0002037
Limerick, Tipperary
21.86
IE0000930
Limerick
360.17
IE0000174
Galtee Mountains
Limerick, Tipperary
6418.99
IE0000646
Limerick
27.66
IE0001430
Limerick
6.33
IE0001432
Limerick
78.15
IE0000439
Anglesey Road
Tipperary
32.92
IE0002125
Tipperary
90.58
IE0002207
/
Tipperary
269.45
IE0000641
Tipperary
204.51
IE0002124
Keeper Hill
Tipperary
413.53
IE0001197
Tipperary
676.38
IE0000647
, Devilsbit Mountain
Tipperary
133.81
IE0000934
Tipperary
43.68
IE0001683
Lough Derg , North-East Shore
Tipperary
3652.80
IE0002241
Lower River Suir
Tipperary, Waterford
7096.91
IE0002137
Tipperary
48.03
IE0002257
Tipperary
3.80
IE0001847
Redwood Bog
Tipperary
554.79
IE0002353
River Barrow and River Nore
Tipperary, Waterford
12367.76
IE0002162
River Shannon Callows
Tipperary
5853.94
IE0000216
Tipperary
71.91
IE0002206
Silvermine Mountains
Tipperary
24.89
IE0000939
Silvermine Mountains West
Tipperary
625.04
IE0002258
Waterford
29.59
IE0002123
Comeragh Mountains
Waterford
6290.43
IE0001952
Waterford
19.64
IE0002324
Helvick Head
Waterford
203.47
IE0000665
Woodlands
Waterford
94.63
IE0000668
Waterford
770.13
IE0000671
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See also [ ]
References [ ]
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