GEESE FORAGING IN A SINGLE ROW, INAGH CO CLAREDo you want to raise healthy geese for your backyard farm? The goose is a good choice for a poultry addition to a homestead. Friendly and good at foraging, the goose will add a whole new dimension to your daily chores. Many people think that geese are similar to any other water fowl, such as ducks or even that geese are like raising turkeys or chickens. This is not entirely true. Geese have some unique characteristics and needs and should not be

1600 miles (2600 km) in length

can be found alongside such southern European species as bloody cranesbill and the dense-flowered orchid whose distribution is centred on the Mediterranean

It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin

The historic Renvyle House Hotel has provided a base for various poets

Galway is a city  in the West of Ireland

It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool

The white cheeks are bordered by a dark blue line - the line through the eye is separated from the blue cap by a white band - all producing a distinctive head pattern

overlooking Galway Bay with bars

It is located in the centre of Bunratty village (Irish: Bun Ráite)

for many seafarers

Ireland’s second highest peak

Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes