# List of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland

The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally important.

## Connacht

| Name | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
| Connemara Bog Complex | Galway | 19201.5 | IE0004181 |
| Coole-Garryland Complex | Galway | 519.95 | IE0004107 |
| Cregganna Marsh | Galway | 167.86 | IE0004142 |
| Cruagh Island | Galway | 292.44 | IE0004170 |
| High Island, Inishshark and Davillaun | Galway | 1216.95 | IE0004144 |
| Illaunnanoon | Galway | 19.78 | IE0004221 |
| Inishbofin, Omey Island and Turbot Island | Galway | 171.47 | IE0004231 |
| Inishmore | Galway | 1917.63 | IE0004152 |
| Inner Galway Bay | Galway | 13261.57 | IE0004031 |
| Lough Corrib | Galway, Mayo | 18623.94 | IE0004042 |
| Lough Cutra | Galway | 386.72 | IE0004056 |
| Lough Derg (Shannon) | Galway | 12709.47 | IE0004058 |
| Lough Mask | Galway, Mayo | 8735.65 | IE0004062 |
| Lough Rea | Galway | 365.41 | IE0004134 |
| Middle Shannon Callows | Galway, Roscommon | 5814.85 | IE0004096 |
| Rahasane Turlough | Galway | 372.30 | IE0004089 |
| River Suck Callows | Galway, Roscommon | 3182.03 | IE0004097 |
| Slieve Aughty Mountains | Galway | 59457.16 | IE0004168 |
| Slyne Head to Ardmore Point Islands | Galway | 3377.68 | IE0004159 |
| Sligo/Leitrim Uplands | Leitrim, Sligo | 1733.55 | IE0004187 |
| Bills Rocks | Mayo | 149.66 | IE0004177 |
| Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven | Mayo | 8535.68 | IE0004037 |
| Carrowmore Lake | Mayo | 965.52 | IE0004052 |
| Clare Island | Mayo | 1005.74 | IE0004136 |
| Cross Lough (Killadoon) | Mayo | 26.74 | IE0004212 |
| Doogort Machair | Mayo | 116.43 | IE0004235 |
| Duvillaun Islands | Mayo | 529.80 | IE0004111 |
| Illanmaster | Mayo | 164.94 | IE0004074 |
| Inishglora and Inishkeeragh | Mayo | 381.89 | IE0004084 |
| Inishkea Islands | Mayo | 1329.76 | IE0004004 |
| Killala Bay/Moy Estuary | Mayo, Sligo | 3202.02 | IE0004036 |
| Lough Carra | Mayo | 1760.27 | IE0004051 |
| Lough Conn and Lough Cullin | Mayo | 6457.58 | IE0004228 |
| Mullet Peninsula | Mayo | 325.55 | IE0004227 |
| Owenduff/Nephin Complex | Mayo | 25692.83 | IE0004098 |
| Stags of Broad Haven | Mayo | 136.38 | IE0004072 |
| Termoncarragh Lake and Annagh Machair | Mayo | 405.98 | IE0004093 |
| Ballykenny-Fisherstown Bog | Roscommon | 1355.67 | IE0004101 |
| Bellanagare Bog | Roscommon | 1233.78 | IE0004105 |
| Four Roads Turlough | Roscommon | 99.6 | IE0004140 |
| Lough Arrow | Roscommon, Sligo | 1337.91 | IE0004050 |
| Lough Croan Turlough | Roscommon | 151.26 | IE0004139 |
| Lough Gara | Roscommon | 1689.78 | IE0004048 |
| Lough Ree | Roscommon | 12347.98 | IE0004064 |
| Ardboline Island and Horse Island | Sligo | 148.29 | IE0004135 |
| Aughris Head | Sligo | 54.8 | IE0004133 |
| Ballintemple and Ballygilgan | Sligo | 235.41 | IE0004234 |
| Ballysadare Bay | Sligo | 2129.06 | IE0004129 |
| Cummeen Strand | Sligo | 1731.69 | IE0004035 |
| Drumcliff Bay | Sligo | 1842.68 | IE0004013 |
| Inishmurray | Sligo | 234.66 | IE0004068 |

## Leinster

| Name | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
| Baldoyle Bay | Dublin | 262.65 | IE0004016 |
| Dalkey Islands | Dublin | 83.04 | IE0004172 |
| Howth Head Coast | Dublin | 207.73 | IE0004113 |
| Ireland's Eye | Dublin | 214.43 | IE0004117 |
| Lambay Island | Dublin | 599.3 | IE0004069 |
| Malahide Estuary | Dublin | 764.63 | IE0004025 |
| North Bull Island | Dublin | 1943.47 | IE0004006 |
| Rockabill | Dublin | 5227.09 | IE0004014 |
| Rogerstown Estuary | Dublin | 645.35 | IE0004015 |
| Skerries Islands | Dublin | 217.12 | IE0004122 |
| South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary | Dublin | 2193.17 | IE0004024 |
| Poulaphouca Reservoir | Kildare, Wicklow | 2009.5 | IE0004063 |
| River Nore | Kilkenny, Laois | 414.57 | IE0004233 |
| Slieve Bloom Mountains | Laois, Offaly | 21774.46 | IE0004160 |
| Ballykenny-Fisherstown Bog | Longford | 1355.67 | IE0004101 |
| Glen Lough | Longford, Westmeath | 82.27 | IE0004045 |
| Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough | Longford, Westmeath | 287.8 | IE0004061 |
| Lough Ree | Longford, Westmeath | 12347.98 | IE0004064 |
| Boyne Estuary | Louth, Meath | 593.43 | IE0004080 |
| Carlingford Lough | Louth | 595.12 | IE0004078 |
| Dundalk Bay | Louth | 13237.9 | IE0004026 |
| River Boyne and River Blackwater | Louth, Meath, Westmeath | 460.14 | IE0004232 |
| Stabannan-Braganstown | Louth | 251.89 | IE0004091 |
| Lough Sheelin | Meath, Westmeath | 1900.92 | IE0004065 |
| River Nanny Estuary and Shore | Meath | 229.68 | IE0004158 |
| All Saints Bog | Offaly | 322.64 | IE0004103 |
| Dovegrove Callows | Offaly | 124.51 | IE0004137 |
| Middle Shannon Callows | Offaly, Westmeath | 5814.85 | IE0004096 |
| Mongan Bog | Offaly | 129.33 | IE0004017 |
| River Little Brosna Callows | Offaly | 1100.92 | IE0004086 |
| Garriskil Bog | Westmeath | 324.11 | IE0004102 |
| Lough Derravaragh | Westmeath | 1130.09 | IE0004043 |
| Lough Ennell | Westmeath | 1397.66 | IE0004044 |
| Lough Iron | Westmeath | 933.35 | IE0004046 |
| Lough Owel | Westmeath | 1118.64 | IE0004047 |
| Ballyteigue Burrow | Wexford | | IE0004020 |
| Bannow Bay | Wexford | 1363.32 | IE0004033 |
| Cahore Marshes | Wexford | 191.52 | IE0004143 |
| Keeragh Islands | Wexford | 80 | IE0004118 |
| Lady's Island Lake | Wexford | 478.6 | IE0004009 |
| Saltee Islands | Wexford | 870.62 | IE0004002 |
| Tacumshin Lake | Wexford | 476.17 | IE0004092 |
| The Raven | Wexford | 4204.63 | IE0004019 |
| Wexford Harbour and Slobs | Wexford | 5979.34 | IE0004076 |
| The Murrough | Wicklow | 940.78 | IE0004186 |
| Wicklow Head | Wicklow | 195.05 | IE0004127 |
| Wicklow Mountains | Wicklow, Dublin | 30014.31 | IE0004040 |

## Munster

| Name | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
| Ballyallia Lake | Clare | 140.73 | IE0004041 |
| Cliffs of Moher | Clare | 873.94 | IE0004005 |
| Corofin Wetlands | Clare | 599.86 | IE0004220 |
| Illaunonearaun | Clare | 45.95 | IE0004114 |
| Inner Galway Bay | Clare | 13261.57 | IE0004031 |
| Loop Head | Clare | 377 | IE0004119 |
| Lough Derg | Clare, Tipperary | 12709.47 | IE0004058 |
| Mid-Clare Coast | Clare | 4638.65 | IE0004182 |
| River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries | Clare, Kerry, Limerick | 32237.6 | IE0004077 |
| Slieve Aughty Mountains | Clare | 59457.16 | IE0004168 |
| Ballycotton Bay | Cork | 281.22 | IE0004022 |
| Ballymacoda Bay | Cork | 586.23 | IE0004023 |
| Beara Peninsula | Cork | 2612.08 | IE0004155 |
| Blackwater Callows | Cork, Waterford | 1037.73 | IE0004094 |
| Blackwater Estuary | Cork, Waterford | 869.8 | IE0004028 |
| Clonakilty Bay | Cork | 507.76 | IE0004081 |
| Cork Harbour | Cork | 2660.27 | IE0004030 |
| Courtmacsherry Bay | Cork | 1298.71 | IE0004219 |
| Galley Head to Duneen Point | Cork | 416.1 | IE0004190 |
| Kilcolman Bog | Cork | 56.71 | IE0004095 |
| Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains | Cork | 4975.63 | IE0004162 |
| Old Head of Kinsale | Cork | 53.63 | IE0004021 |
| Seven Heads | Cork | 446.85 | IE0004191 |
| Sheep's Head to Toe Head | Cork | 2500.11 | IE0004156 |
| Sovereign Islands | Cork | 28.7 | IE0004124 |
| Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle | Cork, Kerry, Limerick | 56648.85 | IE0004161 |
| The Bull and The Cow Rocks | Cork | 380.12 | IE0004066 |
| The Gearagh | Cork | 322.58 | IE0004109 |
| Blasket Islands | Kerry | 3620.37 | IE0004008 |
| Castlemaine Harbour | Kerry | 12397.41 | IE0004029 |
| Deenish Island and Scariff Island | Kerry | 845.35 | IE0004175 |
| Dingle Peninsula | Kerry | 4153.23 | IE0004153 |
| Eirk Bog | Kerry | 13.23 | IE0004108 |
| Iveragh Peninsula | Kerry | 3486.97 | IE0004154 |
| Kerry Head | Kerry | 961.84 | IE0004189 |
| Killarney National Park | Kerry | 10328.14 | IE0004038 |
| Magharee Islands | Kerry | 416.92 | IE0004125 |
| Puffin Island | Kerry | 349.14 | IE0004003 |
| Skellig Islands | Kerry | 624.08 | IE0004007 |
| Tralee Bay Complex | Kerry | 3655.61 | IE0004188 |
| Slieve Felim to Silvermines Mountains | Limerick, Tipperary | 20913.05 | IE0004165 |
| Middle Shannon Callows | Tipperary | 5814.85 | IE0004096 |
| River Little Brosna Callows | Tipperary | 1100.92 | IE0004086 |
| Dungarvan Harbour | Waterford | 2221.51 | IE0004032 |
| Helvick Head to Ballyquin | Waterford | 784.32 | IE0004192 |
| Mid-Waterford Coast | Waterford | 937.06 | IE0004193 |
| Tramore Back Strand | Waterford | 675.68 | IE0004027 |

## Ulster

| Name | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
| Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough | Cavan | 287.8 | IE0004061 |
| Lough Oughter Complex | Cavan | 1972.94 | IE0004049 |
| Lough Sheelin | Cavan | 1900.92 | IE0004065 |
| River Boyne and River Blackwater | Cavan | 460.14 | IE0004232 |
| Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains | Donegal | 31483.23 | IE0004039 |
| Donegal Bay | Donegal | 10455.87 | IE0004151 |
| Durnesh Lough | Donegal | 144.41 | IE0004145 |
| Falcarragh to Meenlaragh | Donegal | 302.86 | IE0004149 |
| Fanad Head | Donegal | 136.07 | IE0004148 |
| Greers Isle | Donegal | 19.13 | IE0004082 |
| Horn Head to Fanad Head | Donegal | 2385.34 | IE0004194 |
| Illancrone and Inishkeeragh | Donegal | 419.4 | IE0004132 |
| Inishbofin, Inishdooey and Inishbeg | Donegal | 601.17 | IE0004083 |
| Inishduff | Donegal | 46.48 | IE0004115 |
| Inishkeel | Donegal | 124.41 | IE0004116 |
| Inishtrahull | Donegal | 474.24 | IE0004100 |
| Lough Derg, County Donegal | Donegal | 889.88 | IE0004057 |
| Lough Fern | Donegal | 299.91 | IE0004060 |
| Lough Foyle | Donegal | 587.67 | IE0004087 |
| Lough Nillan Bog | Donegal | 4114.34 | IE0004110 |
| Lough Swilly | Donegal | 8559.56 | IE0004075 |
| Malin Head | Donegal | 281.07 | IE0004146 |
| Pettigo Plateau | Donegal | 691.28 | IE0004099 |
| Rathlin O'Birne Island | Donegal | 153.55 | IE0004120 |
| Roaninish | Donegal | 145.76 | IE0004121 |
| Sheskinmore Lough | Donegal | 563.04 | IE0004090 |
| Tory Island | Donegal | 570.77 | IE0004073 |
| Trawbreaga Bay | Donegal | 1549.16 | IE0004034 |
| West Donegal Coast | Donegal | 3376.56 | IE0004150 |
| West Donegal Islands | Donegal | 1128.80 | IE0004230 |
| Slieve Beagh | Monaghan | 3455.35 | IE0004167 |