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

  The Blackbird The Blackbird is one of our most common birds and its lovely song can be heard throughout the year. Blackbirds are members of the Thrush family. The male is black with a yellow beak however the female is brown and her beak more orange. They feed on Ivy berries and other fruits in winter and during the breeding season they feed their young on worms. In winter Irish Blackbirds are joined by birds from Scandinavia.  Blackbirds begin their breeding season in April and the female builds the nest in Ivy, Briars or trees. The pair can have 2 broods if the weather is good and food is plentiful.  The hatchlings are fed on worms or caterpillars and fledge after about 2 weeks.  They continue to be fed by their parents for another 3 weeks after which time they will fly off to find their own territory. In Celtic folklore the Blackbird was known as one of the three oldest animals in the world along with the Trout and the Stag.  A legend has it that St Kevin o...

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...