AgMet AGMET was founded in Ireland in 1984, and has the full title of “Joint Working Group on Applied Agricultural Meteorology.” Agricultural StatisticsStatistics filed under Agriculture and Fishing – Statscentral.ie Burren Agriculture the fascinating cultural and natural heritage that attracts visitors to the Burren is essentially a legacy of its agricultural tradition. burrenbeo History of [...]
Irish Draught HorseThe Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping. Wikipedia. a [...]
AgMet -Joint Working Group on Applied Agricultural Meteorology AGMET was founded in Ireland in 1984, and has the full title of “Joint Working Group on Applied Agricultural Meteorology.” Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the subject. Currently members are drawn from organisations including Met Éireann, Teagasc, The Geological Survey of Ireland, The [...]
A Register of Trees, Co. Cork 1790-1860 Until the mid-eighteenth century there was little incentive for a tenant to plant trees on his leased land for the trees were legally the property of the landlord. However, between 1721 and 1765 by a series of parliamentary acts the tenant’s position in this matter was progressively improved [...]
Bog Flora and Wildlife In the remarkable environment of the bogs, everything is waterlogged and floating on an immensely deep soup of peat. Yet there is often relatively little open water at the bog surface and nutrient levels are barely above that of distilled water. It is not surprising that bogs host some remarkable species. [...]
Midas – Marine Irish Digital Atlas The atlas is a comprehensive resource for coastal and marine information and spatial data in Ireland. Here you will find an overview of topics related to the Irish coast, as well as an interactive atlas where you can choose layers from various organisations to view and query. –MIDA Hall [...]
Map of Ireland (physical features) Meanings of Irish Placenames Mountains of Ireland (St Cronan’s School) National Parks North Atlantic Skyline Pheonix Park Route PlannerThis is a beta route planner integrating Google Maps. AA Ireland Slieve Bearnagh in the Mourne Mountains The Burren
BogburstsIn its simplest form a bog burst occurs when a mass of bog or peat moves. In the case of blanket bogs, this usually happens when the top layer of the bog literally starts to slide. In raised bog movement occurs when the edges give way, this is usually in areas where intensive cutting has [...]
Remote sensing as a tool for detection, quantification and evaluation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) to Irish Coastal waters Jean Wilson, Carlos Rocha School of Natural Sciences, Centre for the Environment, Trinity College Dublin. Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) is receiving considerable attention in the literature as a major pathway for anthropogenically derived pollutants to coastal [...]
The Inland Waterways Association Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI), a voluntary organisation that advocates the use, maintenance, protection, restoration and improvement of the inland waterways of Ireland. IWAI was founded in 1954 and is on-line since 1999.The Inland Waterways Association Irish National Tide Gauge Network this is an on-going development involving the Marine Institute [...]