The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally important.[1]

Connacht

Name Photo County Land area (hectares) EU Code
Connemara Bog Complex Connemara Bog Galway 19201.5 IE0004181
Coole-Garryland Complex Coole Park Galway 519.95 IE0004107
Cregganna Marsh Galway 167.86 IE0004142
Cruagh Island Galway 292.44 IE0004170
High Island, Inishshark and Davillaun Inishshark Galway 1216.95 IE0004144
Illaunnanoon Galway 19.78 IE0004221
Inishbofin, Omey Island and Turbot Island Inishbofin Galway 171.47 IE0004231
Inishmore Inishmore Galway 1917.63 IE0004152
Inner Galway Bay Galway Bay Galway 13261.57 IE0004031
Lough Corrib Lough Corrib Galway, Mayo 18623.94 IE0004042
Lough Cutra Lough Cutra Galway 386.72 IE0004056
Lough Derg (Shannon) Lough Derg Galway 12709.47 IE0004058
Lough Mask Lough Mask Galway, Mayo 8735.65 IE0004062
Lough Rea Lough Rea Galway 365.41 IE0004134
Middle Shannon Callows Galway, Roscommon 5814.85 IE0004096
Rahasane Turlough Galway 372.30 IE0004089
River Suck Callows Galway, Roscommon 3182.03 IE0004097
Slieve Aughty Mountains Galway 59457.16 IE0004168
Slyne Head to Ardmore Point Islands Galway 3377.68 IE0004159
Sligo/Leitrim Uplands Leitrim, Sligo 1733.55 IE0004187
Bills Rocks Bills Rocks Mayo 149.66 IE0004177
Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven Blacksod Bay Mayo 8535.68 IE0004037
Carrowmore Lake Carrowmore Lake Mayo 965.52 IE0004052
Clare Island Clare Island Mayo 1005.74 IE0004136
Cross Lough (Killadoon) Cross Lough Mayo 26.74 IE0004212
Doogort Machair Mayo 116.43 IE0004235
Duvillaun Islands Mayo 529.80 IE0004111
Illanmaster Mayo 164.94 IE0004074
Inishglora and Inishkeeragh Inishglora Mayo 381.89 IE0004084
Inishkea Islands Inishkea South Island Mayo 1329.76 IE0004004
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary Killala Bay Mayo, Sligo 3202.02 IE0004036
Lough Carra Lough Carra Mayo 1760.27 IE0004051
Lough Conn and Lough Cullin Lough Conn Mayo 6457.58 IE0004228
Mullet Peninsula Mullet Peninsula Mayo 325.55 IE0004227
Owenduff/Nephin Complex Lough Conn and Nephin Mayo 25692.83 IE0004098
Stags of Broad Haven Stags of Broad Haven Mayo 136.38 IE0004072
Termoncarragh Lake and Annagh Machair Mayo 405.98 IE0004093
Ballykenny-Fisherstown Bog Roscommon 1355.67 IE0004101
Bellanagare Bog Roscommon 1233.78 IE0004105
Four Roads Turlough Roscommon 99.6 IE0004140
Lough Arrow Lough Arrow Roscommon, Sligo 1337.91 IE0004050
Lough Croan Turlough Roscommon 151.26 IE0004139
Lough Gara Lough Gara Roscommon 1689.78 IE0004048
Lough Ree Lough Ree Roscommon 12347.98 IE0004064
Ardboline Island and Horse Island Horse Island Sligo 148.29 IE0004135
Aughris Head Aughris Head Sligo 54.8 IE0004133
Ballintemple and Ballygilgan Ballygilgan Sligo 235.41 IE0004234
Ballysadare Bay Ballysadare Bay Sligo 2129.06 IE0004129
Cummeen Strand Sligo 1731.69 IE0004035
Drumcliff Bay Drumcliff Bay Sligo 1842.68 IE0004013
Inishmurray Inishmurray Sligo 234.66 IE0004068

Leinster

Name Photo County Land area (hectares) EU Code
Baldoyle Bay Baldoyle Estuary Dublin 262.65 IE0004016
Dalkey Islands Goats at Dalkey Island Dublin 83.04 IE0004172
Howth Head Coast Howth Head Dublin 207.73 IE0004113
Ireland's Eye Beach on Ireland's Eye Dublin 214.43 IE0004117
Lambay Island Lambay Island Dublin 599.3 IE0004069
Malahide Estuary Malahide Estuary Dublin 764.63 IE0004025
North Bull Island Bull Island Nature Reserve Dublin 1943.47 IE0004006
Rockabill Rockabill Dublin 5227.09 IE0004014
Rogerstown Estuary Dublin 645.35 IE0004015
Skerries Islands Dublin 217.12 IE0004122
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary South Dublin Bay Dublin 2193.17 IE0004024
Poulaphouca Reservoir Poulaphouca Reservoir Kildare, Wicklow 2009.5 IE0004063
River Nore River Nore Kilkenny, Laois 414.57 IE0004233
Slieve Bloom Mountains Laois, Offaly 21774.46 IE0004160
Ballykenny-Fisherstown Bog Longford 1355.67 IE0004101
Glen Lough Longford, Westmeath 82.27 IE0004045
Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough Lough Kinale Longford, Westmeath 287.8 IE0004061
Lough Ree Lough Ree Longford, Westmeath 12347.98 IE0004064
Boyne Estuary Boyne Estuary Louth, Meath 593.43 IE0004080
Carlingford Lough Carlingford Lough Louth 595.12 IE0004078
Dundalk Bay Dundalk Bay Louth 13237.9 IE0004026
River Boyne and River Blackwater River Boyne Louth, Meath, Westmeath 460.14 IE0004232
Stabannan-Braganstown Louth 251.89 IE0004091
Lough Sheelin Lough Sheelin Meath, Westmeath 1900.92 IE0004065
River Nanny Estuary and Shore Mouth of the River Nanny Meath 229.68 IE0004158
All Saints Bog Offaly 322.64 IE0004103
Dovegrove Callows Offaly 124.51 IE0004137
Middle Shannon Callows Offaly, Westmeath 5814.85 IE0004096
Mongan Bog Mongan Bog Offaly 129.33 IE0004017
River Little Brosna Callows Offaly 1100.92 IE0004086
Garriskil Bog Westmeath 324.11 IE0004102
Lough Derravaragh Lough Derravaragh Westmeath 1130.09 IE0004043
Lough Ennell Lough Ennell Westmeath 1397.66 IE0004044
Lough Iron Westmeath 933.35 IE0004046
Lough Owel Lough Owel Westmeath 1118.64 IE0004047
Ballyteigue Burrow Ballyteigue Burrow Wexford IE0004020
Bannow Bay Wexford 1363.32 IE0004033
Cahore Marshes Wexford 191.52 IE0004143
Keeragh Islands Keeragh Islands Wexford 80 IE0004118
Lady's Island Lake Lady's Island Lake Wexford 478.6 IE0004009
Saltee Islands The Great Saltee Wexford 870.62 IE0004002
Tacumshin Lake Wexford 476.17 IE0004092
The Raven The Raven Nature Reserve Wexford 4204.63 IE0004019
Wexford Harbour and Slobs Wexford Harbour Wexford 5979.34 IE0004076
The Murrough Wicklow 940.78 IE0004186
Wicklow Head View of Wicklow and Wicklow Head Wicklow 195.05 IE0004127
Wicklow Mountains Wicklow Mountains Wicklow, Dublin 30014.31 IE0004040

Munster

Name Photo County Land area (hectares) EU Code
Ballyallia Lake Clare 140.73 IE0004041
Cliffs of Moher Cliffs of Moher Clare 873.94 IE0004005
Corofin Wetlands Clare 599.86 IE0004220
Illaunonearaun Clare 45.95 IE0004114
Inner Galway Bay Clare 13261.57 IE0004031
Loop Head Loop Head Clare 377 IE0004119
Lough Derg Lough Derg Clare, Tipperary 12709.47 IE0004058
Mid-Clare Coast Clare 4638.65 IE0004182
River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries River Fergus Estuary Clare, Kerry, Limerick 32237.6 IE0004077
Slieve Aughty Mountains Clare 59457.16 IE0004168
Ballycotton Bay Cork 281.22 IE0004022
Ballymacoda Bay Cork 586.23 IE0004023
Beara Peninsula Cork 2612.08 IE0004155
Blackwater Callows Cork, Waterford 1037.73 IE0004094
Blackwater Estuary Cork, Waterford 869.8 IE0004028
Clonakilty Bay Clonakilty Bay Cork 507.76 IE0004081
Cork Harbour Cork Harbour Cork 2660.27 IE0004030
Courtmacsherry Bay Courtmacsherry Bay Cork 1298.71 IE0004219
Galley Head to Duneen Point Galley Head, Rosscarbery Bay Cork 416.1 IE0004190
Kilcolman Bog Cork 56.71 IE0004095
Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains Mullaghanish from Foilanomera Cork 4975.63 IE0004162
Old Head of Kinsale Old Head of Kinsale Cliffs Cork 53.63 IE0004021
Seven Heads Cork 446.85 IE0004191
Sheep's Head to Toe Head Sheep's Head Cork 2500.11 IE0004156
Sovereign Islands Cork 28.7 IE0004124
Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle Cork, Kerry, Limerick 56648.85 IE0004161
The Bull and The Cow Rocks Cork 380.12 IE0004066
The Gearagh The Gearagh Cork 322.58 IE0004109
Blasket Islands Blasket Islands Kerry 3620.37 IE0004008
Castlemaine Harbour Castlemaine Harbour Kerry 12397.41 IE0004029
Deenish Island and Scariff Island Scariff and Deenish Islands Kerry 845.35 IE0004175
Dingle Peninsula Dingle Peninsula Kerry 4153.23 IE0004153
Eirk Bog Eirk Bog Kerry 13.23 IE0004108
Iveragh Peninsula Iveragh Peninsula Kerry 3486.97 IE0004154
Kerry Head Kerry Head Kerry 961.84 IE0004189
Killarney National Park Lakes of Killarney Kerry 10328.14 IE0004038
Magharee Islands Magharee Islands Kerry 416.92 IE0004125
Puffin Island Puffin Island Kerry 349.14 IE0004003
Skellig Islands Skellig Islands Kerry 624.08 IE0004007
Tralee Bay Complex Tralee Bay Kerry 3655.61 IE0004188
Slieve Felim to Silvermines Mountains Keeper Hill Limerick, Tipperary 20913.05 IE0004165
Middle Shannon Callows Tipperary 5814.85 IE0004096
River Little Brosna Callows Tipperary 1100.92 IE0004086
Dungarvan Harbour Dungarvan Harbour Waterford 2221.51 IE0004032
Helvick Head to Ballyquin Helvick Head Waterford 784.32 IE0004192
Mid-Waterford Coast Waterford 937.06 IE0004193
Tramore Back Strand Tramore Dunes and Backstrand Waterford 675.68 IE0004027

Ulster

Name Photo County Land area (hectares) EU Code
Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough Lough Kinale Cavan 287.8 IE0004061
Lough Oughter Complex Lough Oughter Cavan 1972.94 IE0004049
Lough Sheelin Lough Sheelin Cavan 1900.92 IE0004065
River Boyne and River Blackwater Cavan 460.14 IE0004232
Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains Derryveagh Donegal 31483.23 IE0004039
Donegal Bay Donegal Bay Donegal 10455.87 IE0004151
Durnesh Lough Durnesh Lough Donegal 144.41 IE0004145
Falcarragh to Meenlaragh Falcarragh Donegal 302.86 IE0004149
Fanad Head Fanad Head Donegal 136.07 IE0004148
Greers Isle Donegal 19.13 IE0004082
Horn Head to Fanad Head Horn Head cliffs Donegal 2385.34 IE0004194
Illancrone and Inishkeeragh Inishkeeragh Donegal 419.4 IE0004132
Inishbofin, Inishdooey and Inishbeg Inishbofin Donegal 601.17 IE0004083
Inishduff Donegal 46.48 IE0004115
Inishkeel Inishkeel Donegal 124.41 IE0004116
Inishtrahull Inishtrahull Donegal 474.24 IE0004100
Lough Derg, County Donegal Lough Derg Donegal 889.88 IE0004057
Lough Fern Donegal 299.91 IE0004060
Lough Foyle Lough Foyle Donegal 587.67 IE0004087
Lough Nillan Bog Donegal 4114.34 IE0004110
Lough Swilly Lough Swilly Donegal 8559.56 IE0004075
Malin Head Malin head coast Donegal 281.07 IE0004146
Pettigo Plateau Donegal 691.28 IE0004099
Rathlin O'Birne Island Rathlin O'Birne Island Donegal 153.55 IE0004120
Roaninish Donegal 145.76 IE0004121
Sheskinmore Lough Donegal 563.04 IE0004090
Tory Island Tory Island coast Donegal 570.77 IE0004073
Trawbreaga Bay Mouth of Trawbreaga Bay Donegal 1549.16 IE0004034
West Donegal Coast Donegal 3376.56 IE0004150
West Donegal Islands Donegal 1128.80 IE0004230
Slieve Beagh Bragan Townland Monaghan 3455.35 IE0004167

References

  1. ^ "Special Protection Areas (SPA)". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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