Sraheens, Achill Island

The townland, in the southeastern part of Achill, belongs to the barony of Burrishoole in Achill Parish and has an area of 895.47 hectares (8.9547 square kilometres (3.4574 sq mi)).

[1] Sraheens Bog is officially designated a Natural Heritage Area (NHA).

[3] The landscape of the townland and bog is dominated mainly by Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans) and Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), along with Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea), Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), Many-stalked Spike-rush (Eleocharis multicaulis), Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), and Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) .

[3] Isoetes echinospora and Leptobryum pyriforme grow in the area around Sraheens Lough.

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