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Natural Heritage

  • Birds and animals of our area

    Birds and animals of our area

    Birds and animals, important local inhabitants, that are seen in the Skehana area.
  • Killaclogher Bog

    Killaclogher Bog

    Located mainly in the townlands of Abbert Demesne and Carrowmore, in Co. Galway.
  • Lichen

    Lichen

    Lichen can be observed in abundance on the miles of stone walls of the area.
  • Monivea Bog SAC

    Monivea Bog SAC

    Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a raised bog located in an area of karstic limestone. 
  • Our Bog Lands

    Our Bog Lands

    This district is surrounded by bog lands used for turf cutting and as natural wildlife habitats.
  • Our Esker

    Our Esker

    Skehana is home to an esker - a remnant of a melting glacier following the Ice Age.
  • The Abbert River

    The Abbert River

    It joins the Clare river at Anbally leaving the Abbert River a tributary to the River Clare
  • The Long Acre

    The Long Acre

    Some unusual aspects of human and animal life on our highways and byways.
  • The Rabbit Population

    The Rabbit Population

    Did Ireland export more rabbit meat than lamb in the 1950s? We think so.
  • The Swift

    The Swift

    An urban bird primarily but some are making their home in Garbally Castle.
  • The turlough in Esker

    The turlough in Esker

    Used extensively up to 1970s by local farmers bringing animals there to drink water daily.
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  • Local Graveyards
  • Skehana Townlands.
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