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Green light for Lissycasey crannóg development


ST Mary’s Development Association in Lissycasey has been granted planning permission to construct a wildlife habitat consisting of crannógs and a miniature ring fort. Translated from Irish, Lissycasey means ‘ringfort of the Casey’s’. The development will be located across the road from Lissycasey graveyard.

In the application to Clare County Council, submitted by Alan Carmody Architectural Services, the development association said the proposed development would have a very positive impact on the local community.
“It will provide a wonderful and interesting natural amenity while at the same time enhancing the natural wildlife, flora and fauna of the area.
“It will be an appealing recreational area for all ages and will also act as another interesting roadside attraction, which will evolve, along with the many other areas along the roadside in Lissycasey, developed with pride and care by this voluntary association,” the application read.
The site size is 0.247 hectares and parking for visitors will be available in the Lissycasey parish church grounds. The wildlife habitat will be open from 9am to 6pm seven days a week and it is envisaged that one person will be employed once the development is up and running.
Lissycasey is already home to a 30 acre ecology park, which was opened in 2003 in Frure.
In September 2008 the park hit the headlines when Lissycasey county councillor PJ Kelly revealed that more than 400 ducks had been massacred by pine marten and mink between 2003 and 2008. Up to 80 ducks were lost on average per annum during that time period.
The pine marten and the mink “draw the blood and leave the carcass,” Councillor Kelly told The Clare Champion at the time.

 

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