Web Resources

Ireland’s Peregrine Falcons
http://www.calvin.utvinternet.com/cjwp/writing/published/peregrine.html
An informative profile from Ireland’s Own magazine.

The Plants and Wildlife of Ireland
http://irelandnow.com/flora.html
Facts and figures on Ireland’ s flora and fauna.

Mountains of Mourne
http://www.fjiordlands.org/carlnfrd/mournes.htm
Learn about these rugged peak’s from a local authority.

Killarney National Park
http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/intro/index.htm
Discover Ireland’ s oldest national park.

Red Deer
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~knp/deer/
All about Ireland’s native deer.

Kelly Galway Oysters
http://www.kellyoysters.com/oysters.html
A leading provider of oysters from Galway Bay.

The Burren
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/the_burren/the_burren.htm
Facts and history from the Clare County Library.

The Living Burren
http://www.burrenbeo.com/
News, photos, essays, and more from this organization dedicated to promoting the Burren’s sustainable future management and use.

Skellig and Its Seabirds
http://www.skelligexperience.com/skellig_michael.html
A bevy of pictures from a local tour operator.

The River Shannon
http://www.iol.ie/wmeathtc/acl/shannon.htm
Learn more about the River Shannon and the towns and villages that line its coast.

Books

Dempsey, Eric. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO IRELAND’S BIRDS. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan, 2002.

Fairley, J.S. AN IRISH BEAST BOOK: A NATURAL HISTORY OF IRELAND’S FURRED WILDLIFE. London: Blackstaff Press, 2000.

Kirk, David. MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE: A CELEBRATION OF A PLACE APART. Dublin: Appletree Press, 2002.

O’Connell, J.W. THE BOOK OF THE BURREN. Dublin: Irish Books & Media, 1991.

Woodfall, David. NATURAL HEARTLANDS: THE LANDSCAPE, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. London: Airlife Publishing, 1997.