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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

National Park	Photo	Region	Area (Land & Sea)	Established
Killarney Cill Airne		County Kerry	105 km (41 sq mi)	1932
Connemara Conamara		County Galway	20 km (7.7 sq mi)	1980
Glenveagh Gleann Bheatha		County Donegal	170 km (66 sq mi)	1984
The Burren Boirinn		County Clare	15 km (5.8 sq mi)	1991
Wicklow Mountains Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin		County Wicklow	205 km (79 sq mi)	1991
Wild Nephin Néifinn Fhiáin		County Mayo	150 km (58 sq mi)	1998
Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park Brú na Bóinne		County Meath	2.2 km (0.85 sq mi)	2023
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara		County Kerry	283.3 km (109.4 sq mi)	2024

See also

• Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
• National parks of Northern Ireland (none as of 2020)
• List of nature reserves in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. "Ministers announce Ireland's first Marine National Park". IE: gov.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. / National Parks & Wildlife Service News
3. "Wicklow Mountains National Park". IE: wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. Wild Nephin National Park Website

External links

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