Corkagh House in the early 20th century (courtesy SDCC)  All about the old house at Corkagh

Discover the Gunpowder Mills at Corkagh

Discover a secret garden

 A series of short videos about all things Corkagh

Information on Corkaghs fishing lakes

About Corkaghs remaining estate buildings

From St Johns Wood along the back avenue..

Corkagh Park  is home to many wonderful  mature trees  planted by the Finlay family when they were the owners of Corkagh House and Demesne in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Corkagh Snapshots Corkagh   is home to a wide variety of  wildflowers.

To learn more about Corkagh Park, its history, amenities and biodiversity visit: Welcome to Corkagh Keep in touch at: Corkagh Snapshots on Facebook Share photos or get more info on the park at: Friends of Corkagh Park on Facebook 〰〰〰 May 2023 This month has finished with lots of fine dry weather and so it is a great time to see some of the dragonflies that can be found in and around Corkaghs lakes.  They fly from May to September and are most active on warm sunny days.  After mating the female deposits her eggs in the reeds that surround the lakes.  These eggs hatch as nymphs who will spend a year at least living in the lake and feeding on smaller water insects after which time the adult dragonfly emerges.   This is a newly emerged male Common Blue Damselfly and the photo was taken near the Walled Garden. From a distance he looked an indistinct grey colour and the lovely pink tones were revealed when I got a close up shot. Over the coming days his colour will ch...