Wildlife
of Ireland
Learn of the wildlife of Ireland from insects to mammals (no snakes).
Climate
Mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half
the time.
Land
Ireland's terrain is mostly level to rolling interior plain
surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west
coast. The greater part of Ireland is covered by grassland or peat
bogs. One of Ireland's most characteristic features is the bog.
Covering 1,200,000 hectares (1/6th) of the island.
Ireland is famous for oysters (Galway Bay Oysters), Dublin bay
prawns, and Guinness.
Fun Facts
"Blarney is celebrated the world over for a stone on the parapet that is said
to endow whoever kisses it with the eternal gift of eloquence - the 'Gift
of the Gab'."
Blarney Castle
A short history of the castle and its legendary stone.
