We’ll be at the National Eisteddfod – come and say hello!
With the three-year LIVE project, which has funded the work of the Ecoamgueddfa Llŷn (Ecomuseum), drawing to an end, we’re looking...
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LIVE Project
- Mar 29
- 7 min
Iveragh Ambassador Programme: Co-marketing Outdoor Experiences for the off-season visitor
Find out about the Iveragh Ambassador Programme - co-marketing outdoor experiences for the off season visitor
Fiach Byrne and Calum Sweeney
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Meadows at Valentia Meteorological Observatory
Read how LIVE Knowledge Gatherers, Fiach Byrne and Calum Sweeney, helped Valentia Observatory reintroduce meadows to their grounds.
Jane Sheehan
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
Ellen Hutchins - a pioneering naturalist
Celebrating Women in Science - Sharing the story of Ellen Hutchins, Ireland's first female botanist (1785 - 1815)
Calum Sweeney
- Nov 11, 2022
- 12 min
Blanket bog plants
Learn about the fascinating plants that live on Iveragh's blanket bogs.
Calum Sweeney
- Nov 11, 2022
- 8 min
What is a blanket bog?
Learn about Iveragh's unique blanket bogs, how they shape the Irish landscape and are vitally important for biodiversity.
Jane Sheehan
- Nov 7, 2022
- 6 min
Decoding the science of plankton
Read about pioneer marine biologist Maude Delap and her study of the science of plankton
Calum Sweeney
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
Ten reasons to get outdoors on Iveragh in Autumn
Autumn on the Iveragh peninsula is beautiful! Have a read of our top 10 reasons to get outdoors on the Iveragh this Autumn
Jane Sheehan
- Sep 6, 2022
- 5 min
A natural wonder of the ocean
Ever wondered what bioluminescence is? Find out more about how this mysterious phenomenon, 'sea twinkle' is formed...
Linda Lyne
- Aug 22, 2022
- 5 min
National Heritage Week 2022 - a review
Meadows, farmland, biodiversity, ancient woodlands and whales - read about the events we co-hosted as part of National Heritage Week 2022
LIVE Project
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Developing a Sustainable Tourism Strategy for Pen LlÅ·n & Iveragh
Visitor survey for developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the Iveragh peninsula in Kerry, Ireland and LlÅ·n peninsula, Wales.
LIVE Project
- Jul 7, 2022
- 5 min
Discover Iveragh for Heritage Week 2022
Details of the events and activities happening on the Iveragh Peninsula for Heritage Week 2022.
Aoibheann Lambe
- May 12, 2022
- 10 min
Lady Albinia Brodrick - Gobnait NÃ Bhruadair
When you travel along the Ring of Kerry between Castlecove and Caherdaniel, you see a forlorn row of ruined buildings overlooking the sea...
Dr Einir Young
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Discovering Mynydd Rhiw - #Ecoamgueddfa’s St David’s Day walk
The weather in February was wild, with storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin venting their fury and destruction. It was a relief to see the...
Fiach Byrne
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Pen LlÅ·n & Iveragh Chough Count
We are very pleased to announce the ‘2022 Llŷn & Iveragh Chough Count’, organised by LIVE and the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection...
Jane Sheehan
- Feb 9, 2022
- 6 min
Finding Maude Delap
I’ve always had a fascination with the strange and unknown. It’s what drew me to study marine biology. The fact that world’s oceans....
Aoibheann Lambe
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
Archaeo-astronomy at the Winter Solstice
The winter and summer solstices as well as the equinoxes and cross-quarter days were significant in prehistory.
Aoibheann Lambe
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
Fungi - a kingdom unto themselves
Late Autumn in Kerry is a rewarding time for the mushroom forager – winter chanterelles, hedgehog mushrooms and wood blewits among the...
LIVE Project
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
Discover Iveragh's Geology
Learn more about Iveragh's fascinating geology by joining us on one of our free weekend talks and fieldtrip sessions
Leonie Schulz & Linda Lyne
- Oct 4, 2021
- 5 min
Bats of Iveragh & Pen LlÅ·n
Our bats begin to appear in our landscapes in spring, emerging from their winter hibernacula – often a cave, hidden hollow in a tree...
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