The Gearagh Macroom
Aerial footage of The Gearagh in Macroom, Co. Cork.
The Gearagh is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two kilometres east of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland. It is located at the point where the River Lee descends from the mountains and widens at an alluvial plain, and stretches for roughly five kilometres, bounded by the townlands of Toonsbridge, Illaunmore and Anahala.
It was until recently densely populated with ancient oak trees and the last surviving full oak forest in western Europe. Its Irish name, An Gaoire, is derived from the Irish word Gaorthadh, roughly the Wooden River. It was flooded in 1954 to facilitate the building of two hydro-electric dams in Carrigadrohid and Inniscarra, which provide electricity for the nearby city of Cork. The development required the flooding of the region; consequently, hundreds of trees were felled and many people were relocated. Many of the trees were centuries old and had grown since the medieval period. Today only their stumps survive, in flood land, giving the area a ghostly and almost lunar appearance.
THE GEARAGH Macroom Co.Cork
Wet Windy May weekend..Sunken Forest now a wildlife reserve.
Gearagh, Macroom, Co Cork, Ireland
Gearagh, Macroom, Co Cork Most of which was felled & flooded during development of the river lee hydroelectric scheme in 1955.
The Gearagh, Beast from the east 2018 Macroom
A submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two kilometres east of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland. eventvideography.ie
The Gearagh Macroom
Filmed with a DJI Phantom 3 at the Gearagh in Macroom and nearby
The Gearagh - Post Glacial Alluvial Forest, Co Cork, Ireland - DJI Mavic Pro
The Gearagh is just a short walk from Tig Lammax B&B in Toames West, near Macroom in Co Cork, Ireland. Flooded in 1954 as a feeder lake for the River Lee Hydro Electric Plant - now completely out of date such that it could be replaced by just one Wind Generator. The forest was largely cut down (you can see the stumps of trees in the video) but is now regenerating in parts.
(Note: This is a re-edit due to an editing glitch with the first upload.)
An earlier video of the Gearagh with very low water:
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The Gearagh, County Cork, Ireland
The Gearagh near Macroom, County Cork, It is the remains of the only ancient post glacial alluvial forest in Western Europe.
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The Gearagh
The Gearagh, in the Upper Lee Valley of Cork is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve.
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The Gearagh
The Gearagh is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two kilometres east of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland. It is located at the point where the River Lee descends from the mountains and widens at an alluvial plain, and stretches for roughly five kilometres, bounded by the townlands of Toonsbridge, Illaunmore and Anahala.
It was until recently densely populated with ancient oak trees and the last surviving full oak forest in western Europe. Its Irish name, An Gaoire, is derived from the Irish word Gaorthadh, roughly the Wooden River.[2] It was flooded in 1954 to facilitate the building of two hydro-electric dams in Carrigadrohid and Inniscarra, which provide electricity for the nearby city of Cork. The area is now part of the plants' upper reservoir. The development required that the region was flooded, and so lead to the felling of hundreds of trees and the removal and relocation of tracts of people. Many of the trees were centuries old and had grown since the medieval period.[3] Today only their stumps survive, in flood land, giving the area a ghostly and almost lunar appearance.[2]
Today it comprises wide but shallow water enclosing a series of small islands separated by anastomosing, mostly flat, river streams.[4] It remains an area of outstanding natural beauty, with a diverse ecological system[3] and wide variety of plants, birds and fish, including freshwater pearl mussel, Atlantic salmon, whooper swans, kingfishers and otters.
It is designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,[5] and also enjoys international protection as an EU Special Area of Conservation of 558 ha.[6] Part of the SAC is designated a nature reserve under the Irish Wildlife Act and the reservoir is a wildfowl sanctuary.
Exploring An Gaoire - Magnifly.ie
We took a flight over An Gaoire (The Gearagh). Great spot to explore. An Gaoire is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two kilometres east of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland.
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