Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara

The Skellig Islands

The Blasket Islands

An Abha Mhór river valley

Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, also called the Kerry Seas National Park,^[1] is a national park being created on the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. The park was announced in April 2024. Primarily a marine park, it will cover 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) of land and sea, making it Ireland's biggest national park. It includes the following areas:^[2][3]

• On and around the Dingle Peninsula:
  • Blasket Islands special area of conservation
  • An Abha Mhór river valley and the Conor Pass
  • Mount Brandon nature reserve, on the slopes of Más an Tiompáin
  • Inch dunes
  • Kerry Head shoals

• Off the Iveragh Peninsula:
  • Skellig Islands, including the World Heritage Site of Skellig Michael
  • Puffin Island
  • Derrynane Bay

References

1. "Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí / Kerry Seas National Park". National Parks of Ireland.
2. Sheehy, Paschal (22 April 2024). "New 70,000 acre marine national park designated in Kerry". RTÉ News.
3. "Ministers announce Ireland's first Marine National Park". Government of Ireland. 22 April 2024.

External links

• National Parks of Ireland