Fota Island (Oileán Fhóta in Irish) is a small island in Cork Harbour, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Cóbh. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Cork Harbour is a natural Harbour and river Estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. It is host to Ireland's only wildlife park - as well as the historical Fota House with ornamental gardens and an 18-hole golf course.
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Fota Wildlife Park
Main article Fota Wildlife park
Established in 1983 with the primary aim of conservation of global wildlife Fota Wildlife Park has more than 70 species of exotic wildlife in open natural surroundings. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The animals who live there include ostriches, giraffes, kangaroos, zebras and antelope. The Ostrich ( Struthio camelus) is a large Flightless bird native to Africa (and formerly the Middle East) The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African Even-toed ungulate Mammal, the tallest of all land-living Animal Species A kangaroo is a Marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods meaning 'large foot' Zebras are African Equids best known for their distinctive white and black stripes Antelope are Ruminant hoofed Mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of Even-toed ungulates. Just about all of the animals who habitate the island are allowed to roam throughout more than 202,000 m² (50 acres) of mature grassland, with the exception of the cheetahs and other predators, which have strongly fenced enclosures. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family ( Felidae) that is unique in its speed while lacking climbing abilities
Many of the animals at Fota are under serious threat of extinction. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. The cheetah is an example of this. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family ( Felidae) that is unique in its speed while lacking climbing abilities There are only 12,000 cheetahs in their natural habitat. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family ( Felidae) that is unique in its speed while lacking climbing abilities Fota Wildlife Park is one of the breeders worldwide for this endangered species, as well as being a source of many other zoo animals around the world. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity
Ring-Tailed Lemurs , Capybaras (the largest rodent in the world) and other animals are free to roam around the park. Capybara ( Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) also known as capibara, chigüire in Venezuela chigüiro, carpincho
Fota House and Gardens
The 18th century Fota House was built and altered in various stages until the end of the 19th century. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar During the latter part of the last century, the house fell into some disrepair - culminating in the collapse of a ceiling. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on This closed the house to the public for some time. It was restored using EU, Irish government and private funding, prior to reopening in early 2002. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The house is a magnificent building, with over 70 rooms. In December 2007, the new Irish Heritage Trust [1] took over responsibility for Fota House.
Fota Gardens are in the grounds of the house. They are highly acclaimed, consisting of a structured arboretum, walled garden and terraces. An arboretum is a collection of trees Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub and a viticetum a collection of vines In Gardening, a terrace is an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a Prospect. Many rare and exotic shrubs and trees exist, along with an extensive rose garden. Specimens were collected from all over the world and added to the garden up until the 1970s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. At this time the garden passed out of private ownership, along with the house, into the hands of University College Cork. University College Cork ( UCC) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, the university is located in Cork. Work continued to be carried out by the college on a large scale on the now established arboretum and woodlands. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. In 1996 the State were given control of the arboreum and gardens. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. They are now administered by the Office of Public Works, an operational arm of the Government which is governed by the Department of Finance. The Office of Public Works ( OPW) ( Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí (legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, though the full title is rarely used is a The finance minister is a Cabinet position in a Government. A minister of Finance (also called financial affairs the treasury the economy or economic
Fota Island Golf Course
Part of the same 3. Historic Cork Gardens of County Cork, Ireland. Annes Grove Gardens Started by Richard Grove Annesley in the grounds of a house near 2 km² (780 acre) site (originally the Fota House grounds) as the wildlife park and gardens, Fota Island Golf Course is one of Ireland's many scenic and challenging courses. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Golf may have been played on Fota island since the late 19th century. Fota Island hosted the Murphy's Irish Open golf tournament in 2001. The Irish Open is a European Tour golf tournament which is currently played in May each year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Getting there
By Rail
- The island is served by Fota railway station, which opened on 1 July 1865. Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork.It is popular with tourists and people working on the Island alike "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [1]
By Road
- Fota lies just off the N25 road from Cork to Waterford. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Waterford ( or Windy fjord;) is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region and the fifth largest in the country
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References
- ^ Fota station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne
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