Landscape & Heritage
Browse the links on the right hand side to find out about Ireland's landscape and heritage resources.
Spotlight on
- Adventure Sports in Ireland
Sports & Recreation
- Ó Ceallaigh GAA Collection, Limerick City Library
Sport | Limerick City Library
- How to do a Project
Learning Zone | An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- eBooks by County
Digital Books
- Waterford Boat Club
Sports & Recreation | Waterford City Library
Landscape & Heritage Map
Click on the map to find information on landscape and heritage in your county.
Featured Media
Irish Rainfall Distribution 1961-90
Rainfall rates are not the only things that influence water availablitly. Factors such as higher temperatues also dry the ground up and lessen the amount of water available to us. It is predicted that climate change will alter the distribution of rainfall on our island in the future.
© Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
An aeroplane trail
You can complain about aircraft noise to the specific airport.
Copyright John Kennedy
Luas - Green Line
The ‘Luas’ rail is included in All Railway and Major Railway categories of the Dublin City Council noise maps.
Copyright John Kennedy
Railway track
Noise from a railway track comes under infrastructural noise pollution.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
The Flowers of Irish Melody
Title page of Henderson's The Flowers of Irish Melody.
Joseph Mary Plunkett
A sketch taken from The Poems of Joseph Mary Plunkett, published posthumously in 1919.
Thomas MacDonagh
Portrait of Thomas MacDonagh, taken from The Poetical Works of Thomas MacDonagh.
Residential noise -N27
Taken from Cork City Noise Action Plan (2008)
- Birds in Flight
Birds in Flight
81.6K
- John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
'The ballad of P.W. Nally is taken from the album "Songs of past and present 1", catalogue number Dreoilin 003 and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilin.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Stephen Garvey: 'Back to Castlebar'
Stephen Garvey: 'Back to Castlebar'
This clip is taken from "Back to Castlebar : a tribute to the late Stephen Garvey, and appears here courtesy of the Mayo Film & Video Club
1.9M
Mayo County Library
- stephen garvey
stephen garvey
2.3M
Mayo County Library
- Sean Smyth: 'Jim McKillop's Reel'
Sean Smyth: 'Jim McKillop's Reel'
'Jim McKillop's Reel' is taken from the album "The Blue Fiddle" by Sean Smyth, catalogue number LUNCD060, and appears here courtesy of Mulligan Records.
468.2K
Mayo County Library
- David Munnelly: 'Jock Cawley's' jigs
David Munnelly: 'Jock Cawley's' jigs
'Jock Cawley's' jigs is taken from the album "Swing" by David Munnelly, catalogue number DLCD002, and appears here courtesy of Hummingbird Records.
460.8K
Mayo County Library
- John & Kevin McHugh: 'Adam & Eve jigs'
John & Kevin McHugh: 'Adam & Eve jigs'
'Adam & Eve jigs' is taken from the album "Fidiléirí, catalogue number Dreoilín 005, and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilín
469.0K
Mayo County Library
- Emer Mayock: 'The fickle lad'
Emer Mayock: 'The fickle lad'
'The fickle lad' is taken from the album "Playground" by Emer Mayock, catalogue number Is Mise 001, and appears here courtesy of Is Mise.
468.6K
Mayo County Library
- 233 The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore
233 The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore
68.2M
Digital Books
- 212 Fifty Years of Concessions to Ireland 1831 1881 vol 1
212 Fifty Years of Concessions to Ireland 1831 1881 vol 1
68.5M
Digital Books
- 73 Topographical Index of the Parishes and Townlands of Ireland
73 Topographical Index of the Parishes and Townlands of Ireland
35.1M
- 79 The History of Ireland 2
79 The History of Ireland 2
55.7M
- 290 Ballad Poetry
290 Ballad Poetry
11.3M
- 289 The Life of George Petrie
289 The Life of George Petrie
41.4M
- 273 The Political Anatomy of Ireland
273 The Political Anatomy of Ireland
17.8M
- 271 Natural History of Ireland in Three Parts
271 Natural History of Ireland in Three Parts
32.4M









