Ballycroy National Park is one of six of the best of Ireland’s national parks celebrated with a special stamp series launched this week.
The stamps, designed by Steve Simpson, feature Connemara, The Burren, Glenveigh, Killarney, Wicklow and Ballycroy (Mayo ) national parks and are based on photographs by well known international photographer Walter Pfeiffer.
Also issued to accompany the stamp set are three first day covers, two sets of mini sheets and a prestige booklet featuring the stamps and a wealth of background information about Ireland’s national parks. Each of these beautiful items is available from leading post offices, at www.irishstamps.ie or from the Irish Stamps shop in Dublin’s GPO (01 705 7400 ).
The entire set celebrates Ireland’s top national parks, unrivalled in their beauty and home to a range of wonderful wildlife and flora. The Burren, Connemara and Ballycroy feature on 55c stamps with Glenveigh, Killarney and Wicklow each shown on 82c stamps.
Ballycroy National Park, established in 1998, is a vast, unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountains. The park also includes the Owenduff bog, one of the last intact blanket bog systems in western Europe.
