{"id":3025,"date":"2017-02-14T16:35:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/eolas-maidir-le-portach-gharascail\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:02:56","slug":"eolas-maidir-le-portach-gharascail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/eolas-maidir-le-portach-gharascail\/","title":{"rendered":"Eolas maidir le Portach Gharascail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1957\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1957\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-2048x1405.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portach Gharascail, Co. na hIarmh\u00ed. Pic: Skyfab\/Declan Murray for NPWS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>T\u00e1 an chuid is m\u00f3 de phortaigh ardaithe na h\u00c9ireann i l\u00e1r na t\u00edre, ach i dtaca le f\u00edorl\u00e1rnacht, b&#8217;fh\u00e9idir gurb \u00e9 SAC Phortach Gharascail an ceann is gaire do l\u00e1r ioml\u00e1n beacht an oile\u00e1in. Agus n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in sin, t\u00e1 stair ar leith aige a bhaineann le sinsir Bruce Springsteen, an st\u00e1isi\u00fan traenach portaigh is saini\u00fala in \u00c9irinn, Naomh P\u00e1draig, taisc\u00e9ala\u00edocht sp\u00e1is agus fionnachtain, Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 Coile\u00e1in agus tuilleadh nach iad&#8230; T\u00e1 portach Gharascail ar cheann de na portaigh ardaithe is fearr agus is suimi\u00fala in \u00c9irinn mar gheall ar a stair sh\u00f3isialta agus a naisc sp\u00e9isi\u00fala.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-939\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"\" data-gallery-theme=\"\" id=\"envira-gallery-939\" class=\"envira-gallery-public  envira-gallery-3-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"3\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-935\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-939 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery939\" title=\"garriskil\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-935\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"939\" data-envira-item-id=\"935\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" alt=\"\" title=\"garriskil\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1-300x193.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1-300x193.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1-600x600.jpg 2x\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-934\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-939 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery939\" title=\"garriskil\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-934\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"939\" data-envira-item-id=\"934\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" alt=\"\" title=\"garriskil\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004-300x193.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004-300x193.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004-600x600.jpg 2x\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-933\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-3\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-939 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery939\" title=\"garriskil\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-933\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-3\" data-envira-index=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003-300x193.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"939\" data-envira-item-id=\"933\" data-envira-caption=\"garriskil\" alt=\"\" title=\"garriskil\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003-300x193.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003-300x193.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003-600x600.jpg 2x\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW005-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW004.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskilNPW003.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 an portach ardaithe suite i gcro\u00edl\u00e1r na h\u00c9ireann i gContae na hIarmh\u00ed, d\u00edreach 1km \u00f3 shr\u00e1idbhaile na Sr\u00e1ide, 3km \u00f3 shr\u00e1idbhaile R\u00e1th Eoghain, 15km \u00f3 bhaile contae an Mhuilinn Chearr agus 2km \u00f3 bhaile stairi\u00fail &#8216;Clann Lir&#8217;, Loch Dairbhreach. T\u00e1 Garascal le feice\u00e1il freisin \u00f3 l\u00e1r beacht na h\u00c9ireann: Cnoc Uisnigh.<\/p>\n<p>Is su\u00edomh suntasach \u00e9 Portach Gharascail (a th\u00e1inig \u00f3n bhfocal &#8216;Garascal&#8217;, a chialla\u00edonn <em>coirn\u00e9al garbh<\/em>) ar n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 bealach amh\u00e1in. Is iarsma \u00e9 de go leor portaigh mh\u00f3ra thuilemh\u00e1nna abhann a d&#8217;fhorbair \u00e1it a dtagann agus a bhf\u00e1gann Abhainn na hU\u00edne Loch Dairbhreach (casann Abhainn na hU\u00edne timpeall ar dheisceart an phortaigh th\u00edos). Cuireann gn\u00edomha\u00edocht an duine isteach ar an gcuid is m\u00f3 de na portaigh seo anois, agus t\u00e1 an-dochar d\u00e9anta ar chuid acu, \u00e1it a ndearnadh stiallmhianad\u00f3ireacht le haghaidh m\u00f3in ghairneoireachta, ach is sampla eisceacht\u00fail \u00e9 Garascal de th\u00edrdhreach a bh\u00edodh coitianta sa chuid seo t\u00edre tr\u00e1th d\u00e1 raibh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Garriskill_logo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-940 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Garriskill_logo1-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Garriskill_logo1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Garriskill_logo1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Garriskill_logo1-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Foilseoimid tortha\u00ed an tsuirbh\u00e9 anseo ar an su\u00edomh ag deireadh 2021, ach roghnaigh \u00e1r dtionscadal an su\u00edomh seo agus muid ag smaoineamh ar shuirbh\u00e9 2011. Ag an am sin, bh\u00ed 51.7% den phortach bunaidh f\u00f3s sa phortach m\u00f3r ardaithe agus bh\u00ed cro\u00edl\u00e1r m\u00f3r fliuch ar ardchaighde\u00e1n de Phortach Ardaithe Gn\u00edomhach (ARB) ann ina raibh thart ar 51 ha (30%) den limist\u00e9ar ardphortaigh neamhghearrtha. Foirm\u00edtear m\u00f3in ar an bportach beo seo agus t\u00e1 c\u00e9atad\u00e1n ard caonach portaigh ann chomh maith le tul\u00f3ga, linnte, portaigh fhliucha r\u00e9idhe, <em>faich\u00ed Sfagnaim<\/em>, borrfh\u00e1s agus maothch\u00f3rais.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 s\u00e9 324.81 heicte\u00e1r agus ar cheann de na l\u00e1ithre\u00e1in tionscadail LIFE is m\u00f3, meastar gur sampla eisceacht\u00fail \u00e9 de phortach ardaithe l\u00e1r t\u00edre. Cuims\u00edonn s\u00e9 170 ha de phortach ardaithe neamhghearrtha agus 154 ha de phortach r\u00e9itithe (mar thoradh ar ghearradh m\u00f3na roimhe seo). Ba \u00e9 aidhm thionscadal LIFE os cionn 30 ha de ARB a chur leis an bportach \u2013 m\u00e9ad\u00fa i bhfad n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 20%.<\/p>\n<p>Mar sin, conas a d\u2019\u00e9irigh linn? Bhuel, ba \u00e9 seo ceann de na ch\u00e9ad su\u00edomhanna a ndearnadh athch\u00f3iri\u00fa air. I m\u00ed Feabhra 2018 agus ar\u00eds idir Me\u00e1n F\u00f3mhair 2018 \u2013 Nollaig 2018 rinneamar oibreacha fairsinge ar an bportach r\u00e9itithe agus ar an bportach ard araon agus cuireadh isteach beagnach 1,100 damba m\u00f3na. B\u2019obair ollmh\u00f3r a bh\u00ed i gceist, ach feictear cheana f\u00e9in go ndearnadh athshaothr\u00fa iontach ar an bportach \u00e1it a raibh limist\u00e9ir thirime chn\u00e1mha de phortach r\u00e9itithe roimhe seo anois l\u00e1n le fl\u00f3ra agus f\u00e1na neamhchoitianta.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3025 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0347-pano-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2048x866.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0347-pano-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0347-Pano-2-2048x866.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2771'>\n\t\t\t\tGarriskil Bog SAC near Mullingar, Streete, Rathowen and Ballinalack. Pic: Skyfab\/Declan Murray for NPWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0405-pano-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0405-Pano-2048x1405.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2772'>\n\t\t\t\tGarriskil Bog Co Westmeath. Pic: Skyfab\/Declan Murray for NPWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0370-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0370-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2773'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s like an alien landscape isn&#8217;t it? Garriskill Bog SAC by SkyFab\/Declan Murray for NPWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0380-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0380-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2774'>\n\t\t\t\tBlocked drains on the high bog at Garriskill Bog in Co Westmeath. Pic: Skyfab\/Declan Murray for NPWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0393-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0393-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0457-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0457-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2776'>\n\t\t\t\tBlocked drains on both cutover and high bog. Pic: Skyfab\/Declan Murray for NPWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/dji_0461-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DJI_0461-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>T\u00e1 Portach Gharascail ceangailte soir \u00f3 dheas agus siar \u00f3 dheas ag aibhneacha na hU\u00edne agus Riffey agus ag l\u00edne iarnr\u00f3id Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath-Shligigh \u00f3 thuaidh le seanst\u00e1isi\u00fan Acomhal na hU\u00edne gar don su\u00edomh. Sna laethanta i bhfad sula raibh an carr ar an modh iompair ab fhearr agus nuair a bh\u00ed an eisimirce an-choitianta, ba \u00ed acomhal na hU\u00edne (a bhreathna\u00edonn amach ar an bportach) an \u00e1it dheireanach ar thug go leor de mhuintir l\u00e1r t\u00edre a n-amharc ar phortach \u00c9ireannach. Ba \u00e9, ag tr\u00e1th amh\u00e1in, an t-aon st\u00e1isi\u00fan traenach sna hOile\u00e1in Bhriotanacha ar fad nach raibh b\u00f3thar ag teacht leis! (F\u00e9ach an RANN\u00c1N <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/history-of-garriskil-bog\/\">STAIRE<\/a> le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1506\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1506\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskil-from-air-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskil-from-air-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskil-from-air-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskil-from-air-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/garriskil-from-air.png 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAC Phortach Gharascail \u00f3n aer, agus l\u00edne iarnr\u00f3id Shligigh &#8211; Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath ag rith taobh leis (bun ar dheis). Feicfidh t\u00fa c\u00e1r imigh seanl\u00edne an Chabh\u00e1in &#8211; an Mhuilinn Chearr ar dheis. T\u00e1 portach t\u00e1irgeacht mh\u00f3in ghairneoireachta suite ar dheis \u00f3n l\u00edne iarnr\u00f3id. Pic: NPWS<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Is Limist\u00e9ar Faoi Chaomhn\u00fa Speisialta (SAC) \u00e9 an l\u00e1ithre\u00e1n a roghna\u00edodh do na gn\u00e1th\u00f3ga seo a leanas agus \/n\u00f3 speicis at\u00e1 liostaithe ar Iarscr\u00edbhinn I \/ II de Threoir an EU maidir le Gn\u00e1th\u00f3ga (* = tosa\u00edocht; is iad na huimhreacha idir l\u00faib\u00edn\u00ed c\u00f3id Natura 2000):<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[7110] <em>Portach Ardaithe<\/em> (Gn\u00edomhach)*<br \/>\n[7120] <em>Portach Ardaithe D\u00edghr\u00e1daithe<\/em><br \/>\n[7150] F\u00e1sra Rhynchosporion<\/p>\n<p>N\u00ed ghearrtar m\u00f3in i bPortach Gharascail a thuilleadh. Luaigh Fernandez et al. (2005) easpa gearradh m\u00f3na le linn suirbh\u00e9 2004\/5 agus freisin an easpa gearrtha in 1995 mar a thuairiscigh Kelly et al. (1995). C\u00e9 n\u00e1r tharla gearradh ar an su\u00edomh le fada an l\u00e1, meastar go bhfuil 49% den phortach gearrtha \u00f3 na 1840\u00ed. Is d\u00f3cha go mbeidh tionchair dhi\u00faltacha ag seanbhruacha \u00e9ad\u00e1in agus draen\u00e1il ghearrtha ar feadh an leath theas den su\u00edomh ar ghn\u00e1th\u00f3ga arda an phortaigh.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00edonn gn\u00e1th\u00f3g Portach Ardaithe D\u00edghr\u00e1daithe (DRB) sna h\u00e1iteanna sin den phortach ard a bhfuil drochthionchar ag gearradh m\u00f3na, draen\u00e1il agus gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed \u00fas\u00e1ide tal\u00fan eile ar a hidreola\u00edocht, ach at\u00e1 in ann athghini\u00faint a dh\u00e9anamh ar ARB laistigh de 30 bliain.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00edonn gn\u00e1th\u00f3g Rhynchosporion sna h\u00e1iteanna sin ina mb\u00edonn lagraigh fhliucha, imill linne agus cain\u00e9il chreimthe le f\u00e1sra Gobsheisc (Rhynchospora alba) (R. fusca), agus ar a laghad ceann de na speicis ghaolmhara seo a leanas, Sciollam na m\u00f3na (Narthecium ossifragum), Dr\u00facht\u00edn\u00ed (Drosera spp.), C\u00edb cheanngheal (Scirpus cespitosus) agus C\u00edb chruithneachta (Carex panicea).<\/p>\n<p>Is aolchloch charb\u00f3nmhar \u00ed buncharraig an phortaigh de r\u00e9ir na geola\u00edochta. T\u00e1 scealla\u00ed cailceacha le tr\u00e9scaoilteacht \u00edseal th\u00edos faoin su\u00edomh seo. Meastar go gcrutha\u00edonn cr\u00e9anna agus till\u00ed cr\u00e9\u00fala aolchloiche na fo-ithreacha. Ranga\u00edodh an portach seo mar phortach Abhainn Dhobhardhroma C (cine\u00e1l moirfeola\u00edoch) (Kelly et al., 1995) agus mar Phortach Ardaithe L\u00e1r T\u00edre (Crois 1990). T\u00e1 cruth garbh ar an bportach mar a bheadh romb\u00f3ideach a bhfuil an ais is faide d\u00edrithe siar \u00f3 thuaidh air. T\u00e1 dl\u00fathsh\u00e1ite beaga de phortach ard ag gach ceann de na coirn\u00e9il. T\u00e1 an portach suite i gcrios scaoilte screamhuisce r\u00e9igi\u00fanach, ach is beag tionchar screamhuisce at\u00e1 le feice\u00e1il timpeall an tsu\u00edmh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e1 an chuid is m\u00f3 de phortaigh ardaithe na h\u00c9ireann i l\u00e1r na t\u00edre, ach i dtaca le f\u00edorl\u00e1rnacht, b&#8217;fh\u00e9idir gurb \u00e9 SAC Phortach Gharascail an ceann is gaire do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[470,558],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leathanach-baile-na-bportach","category-portach-ghairscil"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3372,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3025\/revisions\/3372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisedbogs.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}