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Quiz: How well do you know Ireland's national parks?

It was announced this week that a new national park is to be opened in Co Kerry.
10.01pm, 28 Apr 2024
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THIS WEEK, THE Government announced the creation of a new national park in the Corca Dhuibhne area of Co Kerry.

The park will cover 70,000 acres and seas and will be Ireland’s first Marine National Park. 

The national park will be called Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí. 

It brings together new acquisitions by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, such as Conor Pass, the Owenmore River catchment, lands at Mount Brandon and the sand dune system at Inch Peninsula. 

With that news, let’s test your knowledge. How well do you know Ireland’s national parks?

How many national parks does Ireland now have?
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5
6

7
8
Where does the word 'Burren' come from?
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Boíreann, which means rocky place
It refers to the flowers that grow there

It's the Irish for barren
It's flat like a bodhrán
In which national park would you find the Muckross House and Gardens?
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Connemara National Park
Killarney National Park

Glenveagh National Park
Ballycroy National Park
And where would you find that Poulanass Waterfall?
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Wicklow Mountains National Park
Killarney National Park

Glenveagh National Park
Wild Nephin National Park
Which national park is this?
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Wild Nephin National Park
Glenveagh National Park

Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara
Connemara National Park
How many species of bird have been recorded within the Burren National Park?
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120
77

95
51
Which Irish president presented six Connemara ponies to the Connemara National Park?
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Michael D Higgins
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh

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Éamon de Valera
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Erskine Childers
Carrantuohill, in the Macgillycuddy Reeks, is the highest mountain in Ireland. How tall is it?
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1,001m
1,039m

1567m
1,992m
Which National Park is this?
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Wicklow National Park

Glenveagh National Park
Wild Nephin National Park
Finally, can you recognise - using only scientific names - the animal you wouldn't find in an Irish national park?
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Mustela erminea hibernica
Bubalus bubalis

Lepus timidus hibernicus
Meles meles
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Top Dog
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Clever Cat!
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Fintastic
Flippin good
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What are ewe doing?!
Baaaaaaad.
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Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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