Connemara

By acarmen1 • July 29th, 2010


( video 2003, Connemara national park, Ireland) . Connemara National Park (Irish: Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of six National Parks in Ireland that are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and local government. It is located in the west of Ireland within County Galway.Connemara National Park was founded and opened to the public in 1980. It features 29.57 square kilometres of mountains, bogs, heaths, grasslands and forests. The entrance is situated on the Clifden side of Letterfrack. There are many remnants of human civilization within the park. There is a 19th century graveyard as well as 4000 year old megalithic court tombs. Much of the land was once part of the Kylemore Abbey estate.

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By AnnoyingTypoSyndrome on July 29th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

@truskinboy

Joyce Country !

By truskinboy on July 29th, 2010 at 4:14 pm

amazing place my dads from lettermullen ive never been up this way looks so good

 

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