Natural Heritage and Commercial opperators in the North Western Region of Ireland

Aquatic Natural Heritage, Recreation and Leisure; and Water Sports in the North West of Ireland

Sub-Aqua Diving, Fishing and Boat Trips

(with information on local community groups promoting and protecting the regions; and on marine based ventures or industries in the region)

We all like Fish!
SLIGO
General information
Sligo tide tables
map of sligo
www.johnthemap.com another source of good maps
Old maps of sligoThis site has just been launched by Sligo Public Library. It provides access to the Ordnance Survey maps from the 1830s for the whole county and allows searching by townland name. It will be of great interest to archaeologists, local historians or anyone with a general interest in old maps.
www.sligotv.ie A web site which was set up by Nick Opris, an ex Institute of Technology, Sligo student, who wanted to create a site relating to cultural events in Sligo. People can upload or he will come and record events if asked. Here you will find there are close to 100 videosCounty Sligo Heritage Office www.sligococo.ie
Preparation of the County Sligo Heritage Plan and the Role of the Heritage Officer.
Sligo Natural Heritage Working Group.
Preliminary views of Dr. Bill Crowe, solely from a Marine Prospective, of important natural heritage regions and issues in the Sligo region, proposed to the Sligo Natural Heritage Working Group.
County Sligo Heritage Plan 2002 to 2006 Draft October 2001
www.trueireland.com an introduction to the many undiscovered places - and above all people - in the West of Ireland; landscape, nature, culture and history of Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo
Green Box Ecotourism Plan: The Western Development Tourism Programme in partnership with the Organic Centre, Rossinver, has developed Ireland's first area-based integrated Ecotourism Plan; pdf file

The Environmental Society at IT Sligo scooped first prize at the inaugural Green Planet Awards which was held at the Cultivate Centre in Temple Bar. Congratulations to the Campaign Directors, Patrick McLoughlin, Grace Herbert (both in 2nd year Environmental Science, in 2008/2009) and Vanya Lambrecht (4th year Fine Arts) as well as the other members of the team. Their project, 'Eco-Eating Week' won them a brand new 'Reva' electric car worth in excess of €13,000 as the top prize in this year's awards, under the environmental awareness theme, 'Eco-Eating'.

Photo of Mark Davey, Bride Kearns, Former Miss Word Rosanna Davison, Patrick McLoughlin and Daire Naughton

Also Rosanna Davison with Mark Davey and Patrick McLoughlin (both from Year 2 Environmental Science)

The EcoGem/ Ecotourism BA at the Institute of Technology, Sligo Ireland is designed to equip students for employment in the tourism industry. With the main focus of the course on the environment and the community.
This is the first course of its kind in Europe and responds to the general trend towards more eco-centric tourists in today's changing economy.
Greenhouse Press is pleased to announce the new webpage for the EcoGem/Ecotourism BA at IT Sligo is available to view at the following: ecogem.webs.com/
For more information contact Ecotourism Course Coordinator Dr. James Hanrahan at: hanrahan.james@itsligo.ie IT Sligo website and Prospectus: www.itsligo.ie
World Rally Ireland 2007 Photographs
www.breifne.ie The Breifne Project: Exploring Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Breifne Region (including Sligo coastline from Strandhill to Tullaghan)
Local Development Bodies and Information: from link to: www.sligo.ie/local and produced by NWLabs.(See link to wwww.sligo.ie given below)
Biodiversity Week 2007 (May 20th to May 26th):
Information at: www.noticenature.ie, and
www.eengosec.ie, or
e-mail: biodiversityweek@gmail.com
See also the new Biodiversity Website developed by the Heritage Council in conjunction with Biology.ie at: www.Biology.ie
Heritage Week 2007 (August 25th to September 2nd).
To register your event or find out more see:
www.heritageweek.ie, or
Callsave 1850 200 878, or
e-mail: events @heritagecouncil.com
www.eaglesflying.com Eagles Flying: scientifically managed sanctuary for birds of prey and owls: IRISH RAPTOR RESEARCH CENTRE, charitable Trust Ltd. Portinch, Ballymote; County Sligo: Phone or Fax: 00353-71-9189310

A Celebration of the Knoxpark Regeneration Project took place 3-5pm Sunday 16 September 2001.
Events which took place included: a guided walk with Dr. Charles Mount, Archaeologist, The Heritage Council; talk by Dr. Don Cotton, Ecologist, Sligo Institute of Technology; guided walk by Joe Gowran, Horticulturalist; welcome by Councillor Tony McLoughlin, Cathaoirleach, Sligo County Council; guided walk with the artists of the Regeneration Project, Martina Coyle, Hilary Gilligan and Pauline O'Connell; activities for children and music in the refreshment tent.
Further information from: The Arts Office, Sligo County Council, Market Yard, Sligo. Tel. 071 40986/40985. Fax. 071 40990. E-mail: arts@sligococo.ie

The Board of the Peoples Millenium Forest Project invited people to the launch, by Professor Seamus Caulfield, of Cullentra forest & Tearmann sculpture at Lough Gill, Co. Sligo on Friday 28 September 2001 at 2.30pm. People met at Parke's Castle, Fivemile Bourne, County Leitrim and travel by boat to the site, near the Lake Isle of Inishfree. Details Lorna Fahy 071 62663. E-mail: lorna.fahy@coillte.ie
The People's Millennium Forests Project managed by Coillte in partnership with Woodlands of Ireland.Wildlife prefer Native, Deciduous Woodland.

Exploring the Field Fences of County Sligo
The Field Fences Project is a Schools Integration Project (SIP 061) which seeks to encourage an exploration of local heritage through the theme of field fences utilising information and communications technology (ICT). Eight Primary schools and one Post-Primary school in County Sligo participated in the Project.
www.sligofieldfences.com

"From Skerrydoo to Carrickfadda".
A study of the Irish Coastline. A Schools Heritage and IT Project for County Sligo.www.sligoseashore.com.
The Sligo Education Centre in partnership with the Heritage Office, Sligo County Council ran this Heritage and IT schools project for County Sligo, seeking to build on the success of the Sligo Fieldfences Project.
During October 2001, twelve primary schools began exploring their own coastal heritage through utilising IT and heritage resources.
In building a programme of support for the schools involved, visits were arranged by a local heritage expert to each school involved in the project, during the period November 2001 to February 2002.
An important aspect of the lecture series was the opportunity to involve not only the teachers and senior classes in the school but also the parents and members of the local community.
In doing so, it was hoped to provide a real opportunity for community involvement in the schools project, while developing an outreach programme which seeks to increase awareness, understanding and appreciation of the local heritage resource.
In this regard Bill Crowe participated in the lecture programme giving a talk and slide show to St. John's National School, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo, and to all the teachers involved in the project at The Sligo Education Centre.

This project "From Skerrydoo to Carrickfadda" won first prise in the European eLearning Awards 2003, out of a total entry of 600 projects.
The projects involved more than 300 pupils from 12 Primary Schools in County Sligo.

The Schools involved were Cliffoney, Ballyweelin, Rathcormac, St. Edward's St. Brendan's, Strand hill, Ballisodare, Ballinlig, Kilrusheighter, Highpark, Rathlee and Enniscrone.
Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003 Sponsored by The Heritage Council and Administered by the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) : Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003; : Introductory information; The Directory of Specialists; information on extra new Pilot Series.
Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003 The Heritage Council and Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) : Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003; sample Booking Form for Schools (copied); for real official booking form look in the Directory of Specialists, or find one in the INTO web site
one of the Heritage Specialists from County Sligo, listed in the Directory: Marine Biologist: Dr. Bill Crowe: Pen Picture, small (small writing, suitable for printing on one page): Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003: The Heritage Council and Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) : Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003; sample Booking Form for Schools (copied); for real official booking form look in the Directory of or find one in the INTO web site
Heritage Specialist from County Sligo: Marine Biologist: Dr. Bill Crowe: Pen Picture, large (large writing): Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003: The Heritage Council and Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) : Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003.
CV of Dr. Bill Crowe

Possible Dates Bill Crowe can visit schools to give Marine slide shows, demonstrate sampling gear, show specimens of Deep Sea Fish and give guided seashore field trips.(Tuesdays and Fridays all day; only Monday mornings until June, on shore when tides are right, or slide show only, is a possibility for a half day visit for schools within 10 miles of Sligo town; full day possible on Monday from June)
For each Month in 2003, on Momday (Mon) Tuesday (Tue) and Friday (Fri) suitable Times of Low spring tides (T), and lowest water depths in metres above chart datum for the Sligo area (L) are given below (lowest values are best) . For a complete day trip the seashore walk will take place at the time of the lowest tide and the talk and slide show will either be before or after this depending on the time of the lowest tide.

March 2003: Fri 21, T 1.45pm, 0.17m, St. Patrick's N.S. all day.

April 2003: Tue 1, T 12.40pm, L 0.49m; Fri 4, T 2.12pm, L 0.57m; Easter weeks not available; Mon 28, T 11.09am, L 0.88m; Tue 29, T 11.41am, L 0.75m.

May 2003: Fri 2, not available; Mon 12, T 9.48am, L 0.92; Tue 13, T 10.33am, L 0.65m, Carra N.S. Ballina Co. Mayo; Fri 16, T 12.30pm, L 0.24m, Killian N.s. Inver, Co.Donegal; Tue 27, T 10.31, L 1.07m; Fri 30, T 12.11pm, L 0.87m. Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa, Rathcormack, Sligo)

June 2003: Mon 16, T 1.44pm, L 0.66m, available all day; Tue 17, T 2.32pm, L 0.82; Mon 30, T 12.59pm, L 0.98m.

July 2003: Tue 1, T1.34pm, L 0.95m; Mon 14, T 12.49pm, L 0.68m; Tue 15, T 1.33pm, L 0.68m.

There are work-sheets available (top copies, unbound) for photocopying, for schools that have gone on Seashore Field Trips with Bill Crowe (or are about to go).
One set (19 Pages) to inform the Teacher; and another (also of 19 Pages, for older children) with gaps to fill in, questions to answer and some spaces for drawings.
All, or some, of these may be placed on the web (here) at some future date, when time permits the scanning procedure to be undertaken; if it is felt space is available.
Schools in the North West Region that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips with Bill Crowe (or are about to go)

St. Patrick's National School, Ballyweelin , Ballinfull, Co. Sligo. Tel. 071 63548.E-mail: padraignaofa.ias@eircom.net
Principal: Joe Leonard.

St. Brendans National School, Cartron Point, Sligo.Tel. 071 45449
Contact teachers: Dierdre Moylan and Maria Hurley

St. John's National School, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo

Killian School, Inver, Co. Donegal. Tel. 073 36322. E-mail: killiansch.ias@eircom.net
Principal: Vincent O'Donnell.Second teacher: Charlette Campbell-Doherty. Other contact person Margaret Meahan
Web:http://homepage.eircom.net/~killianschool

Carra National School, Bonniconlon, Ballina, Co. Mayo.Tel. 096 45405.
Principal:Noel Loftus. Secretary: Patricia O'Mahony

Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo.Principal: Michael Mc Tighe; Deputy Head: Margaret Prior.

Schools that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips in 2004 with Bill Crowe (or are about to go)

Friday 19 th March: St Peter's National School, Drmiskin, Dundalk. Co. Louth
Contact Teacher: Maureen Lambe. School Tel. 042 9372906

Friday 7 th May: Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo.Principal: Michael Mc Tighe; Deputy Head: Margaret Prior.
Photographs of Trip

Monday 10 th May: St Patrick's National School, Vevay Road, Bray. Co. Wicklow
Contact Teacher: Peg Laverty. School Tel. 01 2860504
Photographs of Trip

Monday 17 th May: Sliabh 'a mhadra National School, Ballyduff, Tralee. Co. Kerry
Contact Teacher: Norma O'Carroll. School Tel. 066 7131742
Photographs of Trip

Schools that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips in 2005 with Bill Crowe (or are about to go)

Monday 25 th April: Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo. Class2. (29 children) Teacher: Mary Power. Principal: Michael Mc Tighe; Deputy Head: Margaret Prior.
Photographs of Trip

Friday 6 th May: Shessiaghoneil N.S. , Ballybofey, County Donegal. Tel. 074 91 32396. Class 1 & 2.(28 to 30 children) Teacher: . Principal: ; Organiser: Bernadet Sansom .
Photographs of Trip

Monday 9 th May: Scoil Choluim, Ballyheerin, Fanad, County Donegal.(Mulroy Bay region) Tel. 074 91 59526. Class 2 to 6 (12 children; from 8 to 12 years old) Teacher: Brighidin Hawke. Principal: .
Photographs of Trip

Tuesday 7th June: Welchtown N.S., Ballybofey, County Donegal. Tel. 074 91 31855. (children; Junior Infants from 5 to 8 years old) Teacher: Anne Tompson . Principal: Jily Paton; Organiser: Bernadet Sansom .
Photographs of Trip

Monday 20 th June: Teevog N.S., Ballybofey, County Donegal. Tel. 074 91 33303. (24 children; from 5 to 8 years old) Teacher: Gwendolin Fury . Principal: Susan Doherty; Organiser: Bernadet Sansom .
Photographs of Trip

Tuesday 21 st June: St John's N.S., Temple Street, Sligo. Tel. 071 91 62537. (30 children in 5th Class) Teacher: Mr. Mitchel . Principal: Mr. Brendan Mulhern. Trip Cancelled.

Dates chosen in 2006 by schools already and other Possible Dates Bill Crowe can visit schools to give Marine slide shows, demonstrate sampling gear, show specimens of Deep Sea Fish and give guided seashore field trips.
(Tuesdays and Wednesdays all day; on shore when tides are right (i.e. low spring tides); or slide show only, is a possibility for a half day visit for schools within 10 miles of Sligo town;
For each Month in 2006, Tuesday (Tue) and Wednesday (Wed) suitable Times of Low spring tides (T), and highest water depths in metres above chart datum for the equivlent high tide, six hours earlier, as an indication of magnitude of spring or neap tides occurring at the time in the Sligo area (H) are given below (Highest values are best because they indicate the greatest extent of Spring tides: During Spring tides the tide comes in and goes out a large amount; on Neap tides it comes in and goes out a small amount). For a complete day trip the seashore walk will take place at the time of the lowest tide and the talk and slide show will either be before or after this depending on the time of the lowest tide.

February 2006: Tue 28, T 11.50am, H 5.9m, St. Patrick's National School (Padraig Naofa), Ballyweelin , Ballinfull, Co. Sligo. all day.

March 2006: Wed. 1, T 12.30pm, H 6.0m Killian School, Inver, Co. Donegal. All day. Canceled due to extreem weather conditions (snow and ice on the roads).
Tue 14, T 11.46am, H 5.2m available.

Wed 15, T 12.16pm, H 5.3m, Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo. All day.
Tue 28, T 11.48am, H 5.6m, possibly available (to be confirmed).

April 2006: not available at the moment due to possible other commitments.

May 2006: Tue 9, T 10.29am, H 4.6m, available
Wed 10, T 11.05am, H 4.8m, Rathlee National School Easkey. County Sligo. All day.

Tue 16, T 1.51pm, H 5.2, Killian School, Inver, Co. Donegal. All day.
Wed 17, T 2.33pm, H 5.1, St John's N.S., Temple Street, Sligo. All day.

Schools that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips in 2006 with Bill Crowe (or are about to go)

Tuesday 28 th February 2006: St. Patrick's National School (Padraig Naofa), Ballyweelin , Ballinfull, Co. Sligo. Tel. 071 63548.E-mail: padraignaofa.ias@eircom.net
Principal: Joe Leonard.
Photographs of Trip

Wednesday 15 th March 2006: Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo. Principal: Mr Frank O'Sullivan. Deputy Principal: Ms Louise O'Boyle.Secretary: Ms Anne Currid.
Photographs of Trip Archives of News Events (April 2006) of Rathcormac National School

Tuesday 28 th March: Possible date

Wednesday 10 th May 2006:Rathlee National School Easkey.Principal:Monica Hughes. Tel. 096 49243.

Tuesday 16 th May 2006: Killian School, Inver, Co. Donegal. Tel. 073 36322. E-mail: killiansch.ias@eircom.net
Principal: Vincent O'Donnell. teachers: Charlette Campbell-Doherty, John Gelespie. Other contact person Margaret Meahan
Web:http://homepage.eircom.net/~killianschool

Wednesday 17 th May 2006: St John's N.S., Temple Street, Sligo. Tel. 071 91 62537. (30 children in 5th Class). Principal: Bernard Mulhern. Teacher: Ger Hartnet.
Photographs of Trip

Schools that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips in 2007 with Bill Crowe

9 Schools visited in 2007

Tuesday 20 th March 2007: St Joseph's N.S., Culleens, County Sligo. School Tel. 096 36467. Principal/Contact Teacher: Rita McHugh.

Wednesday 21 st March 2007: Banada N.S., Banada, Tourlestrane, County Sligo. School Tel. 071 9181219. Contact Teacher: Lorcan Brennan.

Tuesday 17 th April 2007: Scoil Ursula, Strandhill Road, Sligo. School Tel. 071 9162835. Principal/Contact Teacher: Margaret Mc. Morland.

Wednesday 18 th April 2007: Geesala N.S., Geesala, Ballina, County Mayo. School Tel. 097 86625. Contact Teacher mobile: 087 2684400. Contact Teacher / Rural Co-ordinator Anthony O'Malley.

24 th April 2007: Scoil Ursulla, Strandhill Road, Sligo. School Tel. 071 9162835. Principal/Contact Teacher: Margaret Mc. Morland.

Tuesday 1 st May 2007: Doohoma N.S. / S.N. Dhu Thuama. School Tel. 097 86605. Principal/Contact Teacher: Linda Byrne.

The Mayo school Visits were organised by Anthony O'Malley, Rural Co-ordinator of Geesala group of schools (Geesala N.S. and Doohoma N.S.), both on the Ballina Side of Bellmullet, County Mayo:
Photographs of Trip to seashore of one of these schools in the Bellmullet region.

Wednesday 2nd May 2007: Class 6 Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo. School Tel. 071 9143962. Principal: Mr Frank O'Sullivan. Deputy Principal and the class teacher: Ms. Louise O'Boyle. Secretary: Ms Anne Currid.
Photograph of Trip
Photographs of Trip Archives of News Events (May 2007) of Rathcormac National School

Tuesday 15 th May 2007: Leaffoney N.S., Kilglass, Enniscrone, County Sligo. School Tel. 096 49291. Principal/Contact Teacher: Myrtle J. Nairn.

Wednesday 16 th May 2007:Kilglas N.S., Kilglass, Enniscrone, County Sligo. School Tel. 096 32077. Principal/Contact Teacher: Mary Mulhern.

Schools that have received talks and slideshows, and/or gone on Seashore Field Trips in 2008 with Bill Crowe (or are about to go)

12th March 2008: St. Deirbhles N.S.and Glenamoy N.S., (both in Belmullet region) of Co. Mayo

10th April 2008: Scoil Bride, Carns N.S., Moneygold, Grange, County Sligo. Principal: Ms. June McCormac
Photograph of Trip

Wednesday 16th April 2008 Carratigue N.S. and Rosport N.S., Ballina (also both in Belmullet region) of Co. Mayo.

Wednesday23rd April 2008: Killian N.S., Inver, Co. Donegal.Tel. 073 36322. E-mail: killiansch.ias@eircom.net
Principal: Vincent O'Donnell. teachers: Charlette Campbell-Doherty, John Gelespie. Other contact person Margaret Meahan
Web:http://homepage.eircom.net/~killianschool

Wednesday30th April 2008:Scoil Croi Naofa, Bunninaden, Balymote / Tubbercurry, County Sligo.

Tuesday 6th May 2008 Newtownwhite N.S. Ballina / Killala, Co. Mayo. Tel. 096 32728. E-mail:newtownwhite.ias@eircom.net
www.newtownwhite.com Newtownwhite N.S. web site.

Wednesday 7th May 2008: Class 6 Rathcormac N.S. (Colmcille Naofa) , Rathcormack, Sligo. Principal: Mr Frank O'Sullivan. Deputy Principal: Ms Louise O'Boyle.Secretary: Ms Anne Currid.
Photograph of Trip
www.softwarecentral.ie/rathcormacns/_may_news.html Rathcormac N.S. website: May news

Thursday 8th May 2008: Owenbeg N.S. Eascaigh, Co. Sligo

Friday 9th May 2008: Scoil Ursula, Strandhill Road, Sligo. Contact: Sinead Caffrey. School Tel. 071 9162835.
Photographs of Trip

Heritage Council (Ireland)
The Heritage Council invites submissions on: A review of the Heritage in Schools Scheme, a partnership project run with the INTO. Brief December 2002
The Heritage Council invites submissions on: Linkages between Heritage Council and the Secondary School Curriculum Curriculum Links Project Brief December 2002
www.into.ie Irish National Teachers' Organisation: Heritage in Schools Scheme 2003
The National Heritage Council

The National Heritage Council Events Heritage Week 2005 Heritage Week runs from 4 – 11th September. It’s a week-long celebration of who we are and where we’ve come from. Heritage Week is part of European Heritage Days, a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union. In Ireland Heritage Week is co-ordinated by the Heritage Council in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Water Heritage Day: Saturday 10 September 2005 (but events can take place any time during Heritage Week): Dr. Bill Crowe will lead a Field Trip to Explore the Zonation and Ecology of Marine Fauna & Flora at Raughley Rocky seashore, County Sligo, on Sun 4th Sept. at 12.00pm (see link for details)

Short account, with Photographs, of the trip
Following on the enthusiastic take up of Water Heritage Day last year, the Heritage Council has decided to promote Saturday 10 September 2005 as Water Heritage Day.
www.heritageweek.ie
The National Heritage Council News Letter

www.marinedimensions.ie a new online outreach resource (www.marinedimensions.ie) has just been launched with support from the Heritage Council and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown CEB. The site aims to raise awareness for Ireland's marine environmental heritage and focuses on a target audience that would have little knowledge of Ireland's marine biodiversity. It is also being developed as a teaching aid for schools and adult education work, and ultimately it is hoped that it may serve as a useful sustainable resource for marine educators. The site is particularly concerned with raising awareness for fauna and flora that have received little attention to date, eg. corals, non-commercial fish species, plankton etc. If you are involved in a marine environmental project that you would like to draw the publics attention to (ie. something that could be easily communicated to either (a) primary school children, (b) senior school level (particularly Transition Year students) or (c) adult education interest groups, Dr. Sarah Varian would really like to hear from you. The site could provide good publicity for your project with logos and links to your own site, whilst it could be an opportunity for your work to reach a wider audience.
Contact details: Dr. Sarah Varian, Zoologist, Marine Dimensions,
PO Box 9696, Dublin 18,
Tel: 01 2898480. E-Mail: sarah@marinedimensions.ie

Sarah is also one of the Marine Biology Heritage Specialists on the Heritage in Schools Scheme, run by the Heritage Council in partnership with the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO).

Northern Diver Newsletter Malcolm Houston is planning to put together a Northern Regional Newsletter for distribution among clubs in the region. If you have any articles, events, notices etc that you want included please send them to him using any of the contact details below.
He will be happy to include anything you wish to send including, birthdays, fund-raising events, pictures, courses, articles of interest and a club report from each club in the region. The level of interest and material will determine if this project will get off the ground. Can you please post his notice on your club notice board or distribute amoung club members.
It will be a great form of communication around the region.
Address: Malcolm Houston, Donegal Bay SAC. 26 Blackrock Drive, Ballybofey. Co.Donegal.Tele: (087) 1222106. E-mail: nrnewsletter@dbsac.org
National Aquarium Galway. See species section
National Aquarium Galway
ENFO - Irish public information service on environmental matters
ESAI Homepage, Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland
Conservation.
Ecology; Biodiversity; Ecotourism
Environmental Science Links.

Fishing in Sligo .
Sligo and Fishing: Map of Streedagh Point and beach; where there is very good fishing; and where wrecks of The Spanish Armada are located.
Fresh Water Fishing in Ireland: www.pagi.org Professional Angling Guides of Ireland.
especially in Sligo: www.pagi.org/guides.html#sligo Professional Angling Guides of Sligo.
Ken Henry: Professional Angling Guide for the Sligo Leitrim region; www.pagi.org/members/henry.html Ken's Home Tel. is: Int code +353 +(0)71 +70977. ((0) only added if telephoning within Ireland). Mobile: Int code +353 +86 +8182723 ; His home e-mail address is: HenryKen@Hotmail.com.
Ken works in the School of Science at the Institute of Technology, Sligo. Tel. 353 (0)71 55264. His Work e-mail is: henry.ken@itsligo.ie
Ken's Web page URL is: www.itsligo.ie/staff/khenry/home.htm Angling in Sligo and Leitrim with Ken Henry.

The Staff at the Institute of Technology, Sligo must all be expert fishermen ! -----Original Message----- From: Buster Crab [mailto:crab.buster@itsligo.ie], Sent: 01 December 2000 15:34 ; To: techies@itsligo.ie
Subject: Gone Fishing! Who Drew the Lang straw?! Drew Lang Intrepid computer techie
Rosses Point and Coney Island .
Bill and Mary Crowe, and Gerry and Dorothy Bird at Austi's Restaurant in Rosses Point. This restaurant and Pub serves delicious sea food and steaks, in a delightful setting.

rescue helicopter from Finner Camp; Ballyshannon
Sligo Bay Lifeboat Homepage.
Sligo and The Spanish Armada . (old site)
www.spanish-armada-ireland.com (old site)
www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Francisco-de-Cuellar Spanish Armada Shipwreck Streeda, County Sligo, (New site, still in operation).
Mullaghmore Region
360 degree image of Mullaghmore from www.sligotourism.ie . produced by webmedia for sligo.ie; see link to this site below
Mullaghmore Environmental Emmergency Team news

News Item (only) below: Not an advert. sanctioned by the organising Festival committee!
MULLAGHMORE LOBSTER FESTIVAL: Took place 5th - 9th September, 2001
Also took place in 2002 and is likely to take place annually. HIGHLIGHTS:for 2001 as an example
Arival Asgard II
Fireworks Display
Live Music
Irish Imagery Photography Exhibition
Seafood & Lobster Barbeques
Trips to Inishmurray Monastic Island
Fun for all the Family
For Official Information contact: Mullaghmore Festival Committee on 071-66103, Fax: 071-66448 e-mail: beachhot@iol.ie
The Beach Hotel and Leisure Club, The Harbour, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo. Tel. Intnational code + 353 (0)71 9166103; Fax Intnational code + 353 (0)71 9166448 e-mail: beachhot@iol.ie
Website www.beachhotelmullaghmore.com Fall Under the Spell of the Beach Hotel; Making Mullaghmore Marvellous.

The Pier Head Hotel The Harbour, Mullaghmore.

Harbour View; Web Site just North of Cliffony, overlooking Mullaghmore
Harbour View; Deep-Sea Diving Centre and Boat Trips to Inishmurry Island, or Sea-Fishing Trips
For PADDI Diving , hire of Diving Gear, filling of Diving Bottles, and hire of Rib Boat; contact Declan Kilgannon; mobile: 0876100111.
Lomax Angling Boats.Sea Angling Trips and Boat Trips to Inishmurry Island.
For day trips to Inishmurray and local dive trips from Mullaghmore on board "Excalibur".
Contact Keith 071.42738/ 071.62549/ 087.2540190;
Joe 071.66267/ joe_mcgowan@hotmail.com
Rathcormac, Grange, Cliffony, Carney, Raghly, Maugherow, Ballinfull and Ballyconnel regions.

Maugherow

Drumcliffe

Rathcormac N.S. This scool took part in the "From Skerrydoo to Carrickfadda" project. A study of the Irish Coastline. A Schools Heritage and IT Project for County Sligo.

Yeat's Nature Trail: Drumcliff: (in preparation). Web page produced by Jose Ignacio Blanco Pons: Environmental Science student of Institute of Technology, Sligo. Visiting student from Spain. Supervised by Dr. Bill Crowe.
Grange Community Council, Grange CEARN, Grange. Co. Sligo. Tel. 353 (0)71 73024. (other contact: Mr. Bob Kennedy, School of Engineering,Institute of Technology, Sligo. Tel. 353 (0)71 55265; e-mail kennedy.bob@itsligo.ie)
Bob Kennedy, School of Engineering, delivered a seminar at the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) on Thursday afternoon, 15 November, on 'Toward a Community Excellence Model' which was based on the ITS experience in Grange.
NIRSA website at www.may.ie/nirsa

Scoil Bride, Carns N.S., Moneygold, Grange, County Sligo. Principal: Ms. June McCormac

went on Seashore Trip, with Bill Crowe on 10th April 2008: Photograph of Trip

Carney Tidy Towns Committee Carney Village. Co. Sligo. (with Potographs and NATURE TRAIL).
Including Oxfield Community Sporting groups

"Yeats United Football Club"

Sligo Team Community Games All-Ireland Gold medal Winners in Athletics U 13 Mixed Cross-Country Championships at Mosney in May 2008 and May 2009

North Sligo Athletics Club

Sligo Athletics Clubs Team All-Ireland Gold medal Winners North Sligo Athletics Club gained Gold medals in the Woodie's DIY Athletics Ireland All-Ireland Outdoor "Paired" Boys Under 12 years 600 meters, which took place at Tullamore on Saturday 14th June 2008.

Sligo Secondary Schools Athletics from September 2009 onwards
Other Community Development Groups: from link to: www.sligo.ie/county/ (See link to wwww.sligo.ie given below)
Raughly
Sea Angling
Day or Evening trips. Trips to Inish Murray. Tuna, Shark and general fishing on board "Lucy M, Mitchell 31".
Contact Jim Ewing. Tel:071-63377 or 086 8577579. Insured for 8 people.
Cliffony National School E-mail: cliffoneyns.ias@eircom.net

Rosses Point Region
The Regina Maris; Aughris Pier, Sligo Sea Angling Trips and Boat Trips to Inishmurry Island.
Dunmoran Region

Sunday 16th November 2008 : Skreen/Dromard Community Council Envioremental Group Trip to Rocky part of Dunmoran Strand.
Photographs of Trip
DONEGAL
Bundoran Region
The M.V. Ellen Louise; Bundoran Pier, Co.Donegal and Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo Sea Angling Trips and Pleasure Trips
Inver Region

Killian School, Inver, Co. Donegal. Tel. 073 36322. E-mail: killiansch.ias@eircom.net
Partakers of Marine Slide show and seashore field trip.
Principal: Vincent O'Donnell.Second teacher: Charlette Campbell-Doherty. Other contact person Margaret Meahan
Web:http://homepage.eircom.net/~killianschool
Teelin Region
North West Maritime Archaeological Field School

Portnoo, Nairn and Rosbeg Region
18th Annual Portnoo & Rosbeg Seafood Festival
scan of 2006 brosure as example of typical annual events.
Note seashore walk entitled " The Habitat of the Rock Pools" on Sunday 25th June 2006 lead by Dr. Bill Crowe (brosure 4)
(the same walk was also given at 11.30am on Saturday 24th June 2006).
Both walks started from the homely, family run, Dawros Bay House (Tel. 074 9545555; dawrosbay@eircom.net) which has a wonderful panaramic view of the beach, bay and mountains; and is famous for its seafood chouders and seafood cuisine.
brosure 1
brosure 2
brosure 3
brosure 4

The following Sub-Aqua clubs in North and West Ireland have Web Pages.
Institute of Technology Sligo,SAC
Sligo SAC (Sligo Town)
Donegal Bay SAC
Sheephaven SAC
Omagh SAC
Omagh SAC
Omega SAC
Galway SAC
Gráinne Uaile SAC
NI Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs

Wrecks in the North West of Ireland
Wrecks in Sligo Region: link to WWW.irishwrecksonline.net ;click on grid references on map of Ireland; (Grid Map C2 and C3, South Co. Donegal, Sligo & North East Co. Mayo ; Grid Map B3, West Donegal (Rathlin O Byrne, Aranmore Island, Bloody Foreland) ; Grid Map A4, North County Donegal; Grid map A5, Derry and North County Donegal)

Speed Boats, Sea-scooters, Skeeing, Sailing, Wind surfing, Surfing, Swimming, and fishing

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Shellfish
SLIGO

Lissadell Region

North West Clams Producers Group
Institute of Technology, Sligo. Environmental Science and Technology Year 4: Resource Management Field Trip to Lissadell and Mullaghmore; Wednesday 4th May 2005.

Mullaghmore Region

Lobster Holding Facility Mullaghmore
Kate Thorne is hoping to be able to tap into some divers, fishermen, or boatmen's local knowledge of the Donegal/Sligo/North Mayo region. She is working on a project with Trinity College Dublin and BIM on brown crab, Cancer pagrus in Donegal & North Mayo.
More specifically she is looking at the ecology of juvenile crabs. She is doing an MSc/PhD on development of recruitment indices for the brown crab. Her research is focused in the Donegal region. The project is being run between Trinity College (Martin Robinson) and BIM (Ollie Tully). Basically she is looking for brown crab nursery sites.

Previous research in Wexford has shown that juvenile brown crab are most abundant in areas with complex substrates such as cobble with algal cover. As part of the project there has been seabed surveys carried out around the Malin Head region, and there are plans to possibly do some more surveying in Broadhaven Bay. It is hoped this information will allow work to be focused in on certain areas, but any first hand experiences would be very helpful.

Again, ideal sites, where she believes that they may inhabitat, would be shallow, sheltered inshore areas with complex bottom types like cobbles and algae. She need to find some sites fitting this description to dive during late spring to autumn. With regards to depth the sites would need to be 10m or shallower, and if she could dive from the shore that would be ideal. Alternatively fishing boats might have to be used. With your knowledge of the North West region she was hoping some of your club members, friends or associates may know of specific areas where she might try? Perhaps even someone has remembered seeing a lot of small brown crab somewhere? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you have any queries of a local nature, or local information on any marine topics, including the crabs, you may contact Bill Crowe at this web site, and I will answer or help any way I can, and keep the crab information for Kate and pass it on to her.
HOME ADDRESS: Ballyweelin, Ballinfull, Co.Sligo.
Tel. Home 071 73940

WORK ADDRESS: Institute of Technology, Sligo
School of Science,
Dept of Environmental Science,
Ballinode,
Sligo.
Tel. Work 071 55357
Fax.071 46802
e-mail crowe.bill@itsligo.ie
0r, alternatively, contact Kate directly, with information on the crabs.
Kate Thorne
Department of Zoology
Marine Laboratory
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Tel: 00 353 1 6082250
Mobile: 00 353 86 385 6713
Fax: 00 353 1 6778094
e-mail: thornek@tcd.ie

Links to related sites:
Board Iascaigh Mhara (BIM); Irish Sea Fisheries Board
Irish Seafood. com :The new portal site for the Irish Seafood Industry,under the various categories from exporters & processors to aquaculture etc., you can find online, details of companies involved in the Irish Seafood industry. With Buyer and Seller Notice Boards, Newsletter, Fish Prices, Suppliers to the Industry, Services, Links, etc.
The Irish Marine Institute
Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
The Irish Marine Web Site
Fish Info Service; Ireland
Fish Base Organisation

streamscapes.org A similar Web based Community Project involving fresh water, rather than the Sea
North West Tourism Authority Aras Reddan, Temple street, Sligo, Ireland. Telephone (071) 61201. Fax (071) 60360. Email: irlandnorthwest@eircom.net
International Tel. code 00 353 and drop 0 in front of Sligo code 071 (ie. 00 353 71 6120).
Web: www.ireland-northwest.travel.ie
Regions covered: Cavan - Donegal - Leitrim - Monaghan - Sligo. - Atlantic and Lakelands.
Sligo Hotels: Deals
Sligo.ie Web Site Sligo County Council Web Site
www.sligococo.ie Sligo County Council Web Site
North-West Connect
Sligo Web
An Online Map of Sligo.
www.DiscoverSligo.com
Institute of Technology Sligo Homepage.

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