The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Since 2011 the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network of sites with special flora or fauna.
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Carlow.
Blackstairs Mountains
River Barrow and River Nore
Slaney River Valley
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cavan.
Corratirrim
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs
River Boyne and River Blackwater
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Clare.
Ballyallia Lake
Ballycullinan Lake
Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building
Ballyogan Lough
Ballyteige (Clare)
Ballyvaughan Turlough
Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex
Carrowmore Dunes
Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands
Danes Hole, Poulnalecka
Dromore Woods and Loughs
East Burren Complex
Galway Bay Complex
Glendree Bog
Glenomra Wood
Inagh River Estuary
Kilkee Reefs
Kilkishen House
Knockanira House
Loughatorick South Bog
Lough Gash Turlough
Lower River Shannon
Moneen Mountain
Moyree River System
Newgrove House
Newhall and Edenvale Complex
Old Domestic Building, Keevagh
Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane
Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan
Pouladatig Cave
Pollagoona Bog
Poulnagordon Cave (Quin)
Ratty River Cave
Slieve Bernagh Bog
Termon Loug
Toonagh Estate
Tullaher Lough and Bog
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cork.
Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore)
Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point
Bandon River
Ballyhoura Mountains
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Caha Mountains
Carrigeenamronety Hill
Castletownshend
Cleanderry Wood
Clonakilty Bay
Courtmacsherry Estuary
Derryclogher (Knockboy)
Dunbeacon Shingle
The Gearagh
Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland
Glanmore Bog
Great Island Channel
Farranamanagh Lough
Kenmare River
Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment
Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes
Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs
Myross Wood
Reen Point Shingle
Roaringwater Bay and Islands
Lower River Shannon
Sheep's Head
St. Gobnet's Wood
Three Castle Head to Mizen Head
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Donegal.
Aran Island (Donegal) Cliffs
Ballintra
Ballyarr Wood
Ballyness Bay
Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head
Cloghernagore Bog
Coolvoy Bog
Croaghonagh Bog
Donegal Bay (Murvagh)
Dunmuckrum Turloughs
Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau
Durnesh Lough
Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood
Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung
River Finn
Gannivegil Bog
Glenveagh National Park
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill
Gweedore Bay and Islands
Horn Head and Rinclevan
North Inishowen Coast
Inishtrahull
Kindrum Lough
Leannan River
Magheradrumman Bog
Meenaguse Bog/Ardbane Bog
Meenaguse Scragh
Meentygrannagh Bog
Lough Melvin
Muckish Mountain
Mulroy Bay
Lough Nageage
Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve)
Rathlin O'Birne Island
Rutland Island and Sound
Sessiagh Lough
Sheephaven
Slieve League
Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay
Lough Swilly
St. John's Point
Tamur Bog
Termon Strand
Tory Island Coast
Tranarossan and Melmore Lough
West Of Ardara/Maas Road
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Dublin.
Baldoyle Bay
Ballyman Glen
Dublin Bay (North)
Dublin Bay (South)
Glenasmole Valley
Howth Head
Ireland's Eye
Knocksink Wood
Lambay Island
Malahide Estuary
Rogerstown Estuary
Wicklow Mountains
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Galway.
Ardgraigue Bog
Ardrahan Grassland
Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake
Ballinduff Turlough
Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong
Barnahallia Lough
Barroughter Bog
Caherglassaun Turlough
Cahermore Turlough
Camderry Bog
Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs
Carrownagappul Bog
Castletaylor Complex
Cloonmoylan Bog
Connemara Bog Complex
Coolcam Turlough
Coole-Garryland Complex
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
Cregduff Lough
Cregg House Stables, Crusheen
Croaghill Turlough
Curraghlehanagh Bog
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve
Dog's Bay
Drummin Wood
East Burren Complex
Galway Bay Complex
Glenloughaun Esker
Gortacarnaun Wood
Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement
Inishbofin and Inishshark
Inisheer Island
Inishmaan Island
Inishmore Island
Kilkieran Bay and Islands
Kilsallagh Bog
Kiltartan Cave (Coole)
Kiltiernan Turlough
Kingstown Bay
Levally Lough
Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough
Loughatorick South Bog
Lough Carra/Mask Complex
Lough Corrib
Lough Coy
Lough Cutra
Lough Derg, North-East Shore
Lough Fingall Complex
Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough
Lough Nageeron
Lough Rea
Maumturk Mountains
Monivea Bog
Murvey Machair
Omey Island Machair
Peterswell Turlough
Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve
Rahasane Turlough
River Shannon Callows
Rosroe Bog
Ross Lake and Woods
Rosturra Wood
Rusheenduff Lough
Shankill West Bog
Slyne Head Islands
Slyne Head Peninsula
Sonnagh Bog
Termon Lough
The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex
Tully Lough
Tully Mountain
Williamstown Turloughs
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kerry.
Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour
Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary
Ballyseedy Wood
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Blackwater River (Kerry)
Blasket Islands
Caha Mountains
Castlemaine Harbour
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood
Drongawn Lough
Glanlough Woods
Glanmore Bog
Kenmare River
Kerry Head Shoal
Kilgarvan Ice House
Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig
Lower River Shannon
Magharee Islands
Maulagowna Bog
Moanveanlagh Bog
Mount Brandon
Mucksna Wood
Mullaghanish Bog
Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood
Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood
Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog
Slieve Mish Mountains
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane
Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kildare.
Ballynafagh Bog
Ballynafagh Lake
Red Bog, Kildare
River Barrow and River Nore
Rye Water Valley/Carton
Mouds Bog
Pollardstown Fen
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kilkenny.
Hugginstown Fen, south-west of Ballyhale.
The Loughans, near Urlingford.
Cullahill Mountain, on the Castlecomer Plateau near Johnstown.
Spahill and Clomantagh Hill, which form part of an escarpment which links the Slieveardagh Hills with the Castlecomer Plateau.
Galmoy Fen, north of Johnstown, Lower River Suir.
Lower River Suir, south of Thurles, the freshwater stretches of the Barrow/River Nore.
River Barrow and River Nore.
Thomastown Quarry, near Thomastown.
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Laois.
Ballyprior Grassland
Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog
Coolrain Bog
Lisbigney Bog
Mountmellick
River Barrow and River Nore
Slieve Bloom Mountains
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Leitrim.
Arroo Mountain
Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex
Boleybrack Mountain
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands
Glenade Lough
Lough Gill
Lough Melvin
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Limerick.
Askeaton Fen Complex
Ballyhoura Mountains
Barrigone
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Carrigeenamronety Hill
Clare Glen
Curraghchase Woods
Galtee Mountains
Glen Bog
Glenstal Wood
Lower River Shannon
Tory Hill
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Longford.
Ardagullion Bog
Brown Bog
Clooneen Bog
Fortwilliam Turlough
Lough Forbes Complex
Lough Ree
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Louth.
Boyne Coast and Estuary
Carlingford Mountain
Carlingford Shore
Clogher Head
Dundalk Bay
River Boyne and River Blackwater
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Mayo.
Achill Head
Ardkill Turlough
Balla Turlough
Ballinafad
Bellacorick Bog Complex
Bellacorick Iron Flush
Bellacragher Saltmarsh
Brackloon Woods
Broadhaven Bay
Carrowkeel Turlough
Carrowmore Lake Complex
Clare Island Cliffs
Clew Bay Complex
Cloonakillina Lough
Cloughmoyne
Clyard Kettle-Holes
Corraun Plateau
Croaghaun/Slievemore
Cross Lough (Killadoon)
Doocastle Turlough
Doogort Machair/Lough Doo
Duvillaun Islands
Erris Head
Flughany Bog
Glenamoy Bog Complex
Greaghans Turlough
Inishkea Islands
Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs
Kildun Souterrain
Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary
Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head
Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough
Lough Carra/Mask Complex
Lough Corrib
Lough Gall Bog
Lough Hoe Bog
Mocorha Lough
Moore Hall (Lough Carra)
Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex
Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex
Newport River
Oldhead Wood
Owenduff/Nephin Complex
Ox Mountains Bogs
River Moy
Shrule Turlough
Skealoghan Turlough
Slieve Fyagh Bog
Urlaur Lakes
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Meath.
Boyne Coast and Estuary
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
Lough Bane and Lough Glass
Moneybeg Bogs and Clareisland Bogs
Mount Hevey Bog
Rye Water Valley/Carton
River Boyne and River Blackwater
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Monaghan.
Kilroosky Lough Cluster
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Offaly.
All Saints Bog and Esker
Charleville Wood
Clara Bog
Ferbane Bog
Fin Lough
Island Fen
Lisduff Fen
Mongan Bog
Moyclare Bog
Pilgrim's Road Esker
Raheenmore Bog
Ridge Road, SW of Rapemills
River Barrow and River Nore
Shannon Callows
Sharavogue Bog
Slieve Bloom Mountains
The Long Derries, Edenderry
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Roscommon.
Annaghmore Lough
Ballinturly Turlough
Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough
Bellanagare Bog
Callow Bog
Carrowbehy/Caher Bog
Castlesampson Esker
Cloonchambers Bog
Cloonshanville Bog
Coolcam Turlough
Corbo Bog
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
Derrinea Bog
Drumalough Bog
Errit Lough
Four Roads Turlough
Killeglan Grassland
Lisduff Turlough
Lough Arrow
Lough Croan Turlough
Lough Forbes Complex
Lough Funshinagh
Lough Ree
Mullygollan Turlough
River Moy
Shannon Callows
Tullaghanrock Bog
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Sligo.
Ballysadare Bay
Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex
Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore
Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay)
Flughany Bog
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary
Knockalongy and Knockachree Cliffs
Lough Arrow
Lough Gill
Lough Hoe Bog
Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog
Ox Mountains Bogs
River Moy
Streedagh Point Dunes
Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs
Turloughmore (Sligo)
Union Wood
Unshin River
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Tipperary.
Anglesey Road
Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Bolingbrook Hill
Clare Glen
Galtee Mountains
Keeper Hill
Kilcarren-Firville Bog
Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain
Liskeenan Fen
Lough Derg, North-East Shore
Lower River Shannon
Lower River Suir
Moanour Mountain
Philipston Marsh
Redwood Bog
River Barrow and River Nore
River Shannon Callows
Silvermine Mountains
Silvermine Mountains West
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Waterford.
Ardmore Head
Comeragh Mountains
Glendine Wood
Helvick Head
Lower River Suir
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford)
Nier Valley Woodlands
River Barrow and River Nore
Tramore Dunes and Backstrand
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Westmeath.
Ballymore Fen
Carn Park Bog
Crosswood Bog
Garriskil Bog
Lough Bane and Lough Glass
Lough Ennell
Lough Lene
Lough Owel
Lough Ree
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs
Mount Hevey Bog
River Boyne and River Blackwater
River Shannon Callows
Scragh Bog
Split Hills and Long Hill Esker
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wexford.
Ballyteige Burrow
Bannow Bay
Blackstairs Mountains
River Barrow and River Nore
Cahore Polders and Dunes
Carnsore Point
Hook Head
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
Kilpatrick Sandhills
Lady's Island Lake
Long Bank
Raven Point Nature Reserve
Saltee Islands
Screen Hills
Tacumshin Lake
Slaney River Valley
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wicklow.
Ballyman Glen
Bray Head
Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen
Carriggower Bog
Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood)
Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve
Glen of the Downs
Holdenstown Bog
Knocksink Wood
Knockacoller Bog
Magherabeg Dunes
The Murrough Wetlands
Wicklow Mountains
Wicklow Reef
