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National parks in Ireland
Ireland has 7 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Killarney National Park (1932); the largest is Wicklow Mountains National Park (205 km²).
Killarney National ParkLough Leane and InnisfallenLakes, oakwoods and sandstone mountains in County Kerry, southwest IrelandLakesForestMountainsBest May–Sep
Connemara National ParkBlanket bog and heathlandMountains, bogs and heaths in the northwest of Connemara, County GalwayMountainsWetlandsHeathBest May–Sep
Wicklow Mountains National ParkGlendaloughBlanket bog, heath and monastic ruins in the mountains south of DublinMountainsLakesForestBest May–Sep
Glenveagh National ParkGlenveagh CastleGlens, lakes and granite mountains around a castle in County DonegalMountainsLakesForestBest May–Sep
Burren National ParkKarst mountains, heaths and grasslands in County Clare, IrelandMountainsKarstHeathBest May–Sep
Wild Nephin National ParkOwenduff blanket bogAtlantic blanket bog and the Nephin Beg Mountains in northwest County MayoMountainsWetlandsRiversBest May–Sep
Boyne Valley National ParkNewgrangeRiver floodplain with Stone Age passage tombs in County Meath, eastern IrelandRiversWetlandsHistory