Gougane Barra Cork Painting by Fergal O Dea kiss the Blarney stone Howth is also home to

Howth is also home to one of the oldest occupied buildings in Ireland

Since its redevelopment in 2004

whereas the more common variety in lowlands – the Suffolk – are somewhat fatter and have shorter

Many people think that geese are similar to any other water fowl

long connected to the mainland by two causeways

Gougane Barra Cork Painting by Fergal O Dea kiss the Blarney stone Howth is also home toThe name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O'Mahony retreated to the island. During the times of the Penal laws, Gougane Barra's remoteness meant that it became a popular place for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. The nineteenth century oratory which stands near the original