List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland

This is a list of national parks of Ireland.

The table below shows the name of the national park and in which county of Ireland it is located. The first park which was established in Ireland was the Killarney located in County Kerry in 1932. Since then a further five National Parks have been opened; the most recently being Ballycroy in County Mayo;. The smallest being the Burren National Park in The Burren located in County Clare at only 15 km² in size.

National Park	Region	Land Area	Established
Ballycroy	County Mayo	7008110000000000000♠110 km² (42 sq mi)	1998^[1]
Connemara	County Galway	7007300000000000000♠30 km² (12 sq mi)	1990
Glenveagh	County Donegal	7008170000000000000♠170 km² (66 sq mi)	1984
Killarney	County Kerry	7008105000000000000♠105 km² (41 sq mi)	1932
The Burren	County Clare	7007150000000000000♠15 km² (5.8 sq mi)	1991^[2]
Wicklow Mountains	County Wicklow	7008205000000000000♠205 km² (79 sq mi)	1991

References

National Parks in the Republic of Ireland

Ballycroy Burren Connemara Glenveagh Killarney Wicklow Mountains

List of national parks of Europe

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