You're very welcome to the Island Ireland directory for Irish environment.
The following hand-picked links will take you to resources on Irish animals, plants, weather, outdoor activities, environmental concerns, useful organisations and more. |
| A GOOD STARTING PLACE... |
| Derek Mooney is a well known Irish broadcaster who specializes in wildlife radio and television programming. Mooney Goes Wild at RTE includes audio archives, online guides to Irish wading and garden birds and more. |
| THE IRISH WEATHER |
| (Do you remember last summer in Ireland?... It was on a Tuesday.) |
| Met Éireann (The Irish Meteorological Service) |
| Check out today's weather, tides, upcoming forecasts, etc. at the Weather Ireland section of the Irish Times. Weather Eye is a column of weather lore and Weather Cam shows you the current conditions at O'Connell Street Bridge in Dublin. |
| IRISH LANDSCAPE |
| St. Cronan's School in Bray provides us with some good Irish geography lessons, including information on Ireland's mountains and Irish islands (Achill, Aran Islands, Arranmore, Bear, Blaskets, Clare, Dursey, Gweedore & The Rosses, Inisbofin, Inishkea, Inishmurray, Inishturk, Puffin, Rathlin, Roaring Water Bay, Saltees, Scariff, Skelligs, Tory, Valencia, Whiddy...) Well done, boys! |
| IRISH MAPS |
| Who makes Irish maps? Ordnance Survey Ireland. |
| Tim Robinson's Folding Landscapes site describes the excellent books and maps he has created for the Aran Islands, Connemara and the Burren. The man is a national treasure. Read about his work on the Millennium Prime. |
| IRISH PLANTS & PLANT LIFE |
| Michael Guiry at the National University of Ireland, Galway has put together a gorgeous site on-- of all things-- Irish seaweed. A most amazing resource which includes great photos, databases, teaching materials, seaweed recipes and uses, and lots more. |
| IRISH BOGS & PEATLANDS |
| Peat, turf, sod... whatever you call it, first stop should definitely be The Irish Peatland Conservation Council. Facts and information, an online tour of the bog, news stories... in short, a wonderful resource. |
| The always helpful GORP site (Great Outdoors Recreation Pages) offers a good overview and lists bogs that can be visited. |
| IRISH ANIMALS & WILDLIFE |
| Irish Animals on the Web is a wonderful site. Created by Denise Cox, this is definitely the one-stop place to go for information on Irish animals. Donkeys, horses, badgers, dogs, cats, Irish greyhounds... both farm animals and pets are included, and there's lots of information on rescue groups... Highly recommended. |
| Wildwatch is the website for the Irish Wildlife Trust who work to protect both Irish wildlife and their habitats. A discussion forum, information on current campaigns (hedgerows, badgers), membership details and more. |
| Dartfield Horse Museum and Park (Loughrea, Co Galway) is a purpose built facility dedicated to telling the 5000 year old story of man's relationship with the horse. The museum charts the history of the horse and its use from the earliest times to the present day with live exhibits of some of the world's favourite breeds of horses, examples of farm machinery, carriages, harness and interesting artefacts from the horse world, as well as an art gallery and library. |
| The Kerry Blue Terrier Website |
| Dragonfly Ireland |
| Irish Draught Horse Society, Ireland |
| Irish Draft Horse Society of North America |
| PROTECTING THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT |
| The Heritage Council site includes online documents on topics such as the Irish forestry industry, preserving the Burren, the future of Irish inland waterways and more... |
| VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment) works to promote positive solutions to environmentally destructive activities in Ireland. |
| Conservation Volunteers Ireland |
| IRISH GARDENS |
| Elizabeth Law's A Small Irish Garden website is a delightful place to visit... it includes a garden diary, Irish gardens to visit, photos and stories of beloved Irish garden cats and lots more. |
| The Dublin Garden Group site allows you to see some special Dublin gardens at their best... |
| A Seaside Garden is maintained by Mary and Bob Walsh. Their beautiful Cork garden is right on the shore of Dunmanus Bay. |
| Garden.ie is a comprehensive and searchable site on all aspects of Irish gardening.... what to plant where,, places to visit, suppliers, garden diaries and lots more... |
| Irishgardeners.com is a forum for exchanging information and discussing gardening problems specific to Ireland. |
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