Data Zone
Country/territory: Ireland
IBA criteria met: C7 (2000)
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Area: 129 hectares (1.29 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Mongan bog is a raised bog situated immediately east of the monastic site of Clonmacnoise and 12 km south of Athlone in County Offaly. Lying in a basin, it is surrounded mainly by high ground, including an esker ridge, and comprises a well-developed system of hummocks, pools and Sphagnum lawns.
Key biodiversity
This site was formerly important for wintering Anser albifrons flavirostris, although it is now only occasionally visited by this species. Other breeding species which are listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive are Falco peregrinus, Falco columbarius and Circus cyaneus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mongan bog (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mongan-bog-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.