Twinning of the Parks – Connemara National Park and Terra Nova National Park
Twinning of Terra Nova National Park & Connemara National Park
When
Friday, June 14th 2019 – as part of the Alcock & Brown Centenary Evening
Where
Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway
About the Parks
Terra Nova National Park (Parc national Terra-Nova) – Rugged coastal national park spanning 154 miles with trails, campsites & resident black bears.
Connemara National Park (Pairc Náisiúnta Chonamara) – Some 7000 acres of mountains, bogs, heaths and grasslands, with wildlife and scenic walking trails.
Similarities between the Parks
• Diamond Mountain (Marconi) :: Signal Hill, St. John’s (Marconi)
• Both parks on the coast
• The Physical terrain
• Ownership
o Newfoundland: part of the Marconi infrastructure is owned by Parks Canada
o Clifden – part of the Marconi infrastructure is owned by National Parks and Wildlife Service
• The Accents!
What
A twinning arrangement between Connemara National Park & Terra Nova National Park
Twinning Part 1 – May 6th 2019 – Parks Canada Place in Gatineau, Quebec
https://www.constructionireland.ie/construction-news/259082/ireland-and-canada-twin-national-parks
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/05/06/canadian-irish-connemara-terra-nova-park-history-culture/
Twinning Part 2 – June 14th 2019 – Connemara National Park, Letterfrack, Ireland
Contacts
Alcock & Brown 100 Festival – Grainne O’Hora – info@alcockandbrown100.com
Press Office Queries (Dept. CHG): Roisin O’Hara – roisin.ohara@chg.gov.ie
