{"id":4635,"date":"2020-09-11T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?page_id=4635"},"modified":"2021-04-30T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:29:11","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1599830249738\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d4f690cbe48\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d4f690cbf7c\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>P\u00e1ist\u00ed scoile \u00f3 Scoil N\u00e1isi\u00fanta Chluain Luifin, in aice le Baile an R\u00f3ba, Co. Mhaigh Eo, a chuir na ceisteanna th\u00edos ar an Gheola\u00ed Geoph\u00e1irce i m\u00ed Feabhra 2020.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69d4f690cc053{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d4f690cc053\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_vista_blue vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg vc_toggle_active\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >C\u00e1 mh\u00e9ad acra\/heicte\u00e1r de charraig at\u00e1 sa tionscadal Geoph\u00e1irce?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p class=\" translation-block\">Cl\u00fada\u00edonn an tionscadal reatha achar de thart ar 1500 km<sup>2<\/sup> at\u00e1 cothrom le thart ar 150,000 h n\u00f3 thart ar 370,000 acra.<p><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >Cad iad na hainmhithe at\u00e1 sa gheoph\u00e1irc? An gcabhr\u00f3idh an tionscadal Geoph\u00e1irce le hainmhithe at\u00e1 i gcont\u00fairt? An \u00fas\u00e1idtear spraeanna sa Gheoph\u00e1irc a chuirfeadh ainmhithe i gcont\u00fairt? An gcuirfidh sibh suas bosca\u00ed ialt\u00f3g sa Gheoph\u00e1irc?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>T\u00e1 \u00e9ags\u00falacht mh\u00f3r ainmhithe sa gheoph\u00e1irc. Ar na cinn is coitianta t\u00e1 caoirigh agus eallach ceansaithe ach chomh maith leis sin t\u00e1 m\u00f3r\u00e1n ainmhithe fi\u00e1ine ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed anseo. Feicfidh t\u00fa cuid mh\u00f3r mamaigh bheaga (mar shampla, broic, cait chrainn, iora\u00ed, etc\u2026) agus \u00e9in i bhf\u00e1lta sceach agus i gcoillearnach go h\u00e1irithe. T\u00e1 cuid acu faoi chosaint amhail an chr\u00fa-ialt\u00f3g agus cuid mh\u00f3r faoile\u00e1n agus geabhr\u00f3g a neada\u00edonn in oile\u00e1in sna lochanna. Sna haibhneacha agus sna lochanna maireann cuid mh\u00f3r speiceas d\u2019iasc (bric, brad\u00e1in, li\u00fais) chomh maith le madra\u00ed uisce.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00ed h\u00e9 cusp\u00f3ir sonrach geoph\u00e1irce ainmhithe i gcont\u00fairt a chosaint mar n\u00ed thugann an sonr\u00fa rialach\u00e1in nua chuig an r\u00e9igi\u00fan. Mar sin f\u00e9in, bheadh foireann bhainist\u00edochta na geoph\u00e1irce bre\u00e1 s\u00e1sta tac\u00fa le bearta agus bearta a chur chun cinn ag gr\u00fapa\u00ed mar scoileanna agus cumainn a leagann amach bearta, polasaithe agus infreastrucht\u00far a chuideodh le bith\u00e9ags\u00falacht na h\u00e1ite; amhail bosca\u00ed ialt\u00f3g a chur suas n\u00f3 teorainn a chur le h\u00fas\u00e1id spraeanna a dh\u00e9anann dochar do phailneoir\u00ed. Chaithf\u00ed na bearta seo uile a dhearadh agus a chur i bhfeidhm le comhaont\u00fa an phobail \u00e1iti\u00fail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >C\u00e1 huair a mheasann t\u00fa a bheidh s\u00ed ina Geoph\u00e1irc dhearbhaithe?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>T\u00e1 r\u00fan againn an t-iarratas a chur faoi bhr\u00e1id UNESCO faoi dheireadh 2021. Glacfaidh an meas\u00fan\u00fa, lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear meas\u00fan\u00f3ir\u00ed idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta teacht ar cuairt, thart ar 18 m\u00ed agus mar sin t\u00e1imid ag dr\u00e9im faoi l\u00e1thair le bheith in\u00e1r nGeoph\u00e1irc Dhomhanda UNESCO sa dara leath de 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad Geoph\u00e1irc at\u00e1 in \u00c9irinn agus san Eoraip?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Faoi l\u00e1thair t\u00e1 corradh le 160 geoph\u00e1irc ar fud na cruinne agus t\u00e1 75 d\u00edobh sin san Eoraip agus 3 cinn in \u00c9irinn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" translation-block\">Geoph\u00e1irc <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burrengeopark.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bhoireann agus Ailte an Mhothair<\/a> i gContae an Chl\u00e1ir<\/li>\n<li class=\" translation-block\">Geoph\u00e1irc <a href=\"https:\/\/coppercoastgeopark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ch\u00f3sta an Chopair<\/a> i gContae Phort L\u00e1irge<\/li>\n<li class=\" translation-block\">Geoph\u00e1irc Dhomhanda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marblearchcavesgeopark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uaimheanna na h\u00c1irse Marmair<\/a> i gContae Fhear Manach agus i gContae an Chabh\u00e1in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >Cad \u00e9 an difear a bheidh idir \u00e1r nGeoph\u00e1irc agus Geoph\u00e1irceanna eile?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>T\u00e1 de bhunt\u00e1iste m\u00f3r ag \u00e1r nGeoph\u00e1irc dh\u00e1 th\u00edrdhreach an-difri\u00fail a bheith aici de cheantair shl\u00e9ibhe i nD\u00faiche Sheoigheach agus d\u2019\u00edsealchr\u00edocha Lochanna an Iarthair. T\u00e1 an chontr\u00e1rthacht seo ag teacht le geo-\u00e9ags\u00falacht shaibhir n\u00f3 le r\u00e9imse leathan de chine\u00e1lacha carraige (amhail aolchloch, gaineamhchloch, grianchloich\u00edt, marmar agus comhcheirtle\u00e1n) lena n-ins\u00edtear stair an-fhada gheola\u00edochta de n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 700 milli\u00fan bliain. T\u00e1 an t-aon Fhiord in \u00c9irinn againn in\u00e1r r\u00e9igi\u00fan agus lom\u00e1in Mharmar Chonamara a bhfuil cl\u00fa domhanda air, chomh maith leis an bhfuar\u00e1n is tapa sa domhan i gConga agus ag Loch Ceara t\u00e1 ceann den fh\u00edorbheag\u00e1n lochanna Marla at\u00e1 f\u00f3s ann.<\/p>\n<p>Ar a bharr sin, mar gheall ar an chontr\u00e1rthacht seo, t\u00e1 r\u00e9imse de ghn\u00e1th\u00f3ga timpeallachta ag \u00e1r ngeoph\u00e1irc do mh\u00f3r\u00e1n speiceas de phlanda\u00ed agus ainmhithe agus de chleachtais \u00e9ags\u00fala talmha\u00edochta agus deiseanna do ghn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed faoin sp\u00e9ir.<\/p>\n<p>Mar fhocal scoir, is \u00ed \u00e1r ngeoph\u00e1irc an t-aon cheann at\u00e1 lonnaithe i gceantar Gaeltachta, rud  a thugann seans d\u00fainn tac\u00fa leis an teanga agus \u00ed a \u00fas\u00e1id sna h\u00e1iseanna oideachais s\u2019againn.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >Cad \u00e9 an ghn\u00e9 is sine den Gheoph\u00e1irc?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>M\u00fanla\u00edodh na carraigeacha is sine sa gheoph\u00e1irc thart ar 700 milli\u00fan bliain \u00f3 shin mar dhr\u00edodair de mh\u00e9ideanna \u00e9ags\u00fala (gaineamh, gairbh\u00e9al, l\u00e1ib) carntha in uisc\u00ed tana\u00ed n\u00f3 in uisc\u00ed cois farraig\u00ed nuair a d\u2019oscail Aig\u00e9an \u00e1rsa. Rinneadh carraigeacha dr\u00edodair de na fosuithe sin agus mar gheall ar theas agus br\u00fa ollmh\u00f3r ina dhiaidh sin mheiteamorfaigh n\u00f3 chlaochlaigh siad go ndearnadh carraigeacha eile d\u00edobh amhail Grianchloich\u00edt, Siosta agus Marmar. T\u00e1 na carraigeacha sin le feice\u00e1il againn anois i sl\u00e9ibhte Chonamara \u00f3 Inis B\u00f3 Finne go Binn Shl\u00e9ibhe agus Beanna Beola s' Sl\u00e9ibhte Mh\u00e1m Toirc.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >C\u00e9n f\u00e1th a mheasann t\u00fa ba ch\u00f3ir don cheantar seo c\u00e1ili\u00fa mar Gheoph\u00e1irc?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Is \u00e1it ar leith \u00e1r gceantar mar gheall ar a r\u00e9imse de ghn\u00e9ithe geola\u00edochta agus t\u00edrdhreacha chomh maith lena chine\u00e1lacha carraige. Chomh maith leis sin, is furasta an mh\u00f3rchuid d\u00edobh a fheice\u00e1il agus a aithint \u00f3 na b\u00f3ithre n\u00f3 i gceantair at\u00e1 inrochtana go h\u00e9asca ag an bpobal, mar shampla foraois\u00ed de chuid Coillte agus taobhanna locha. F\u00e1gann s\u00e9 sin gur \u00e1it fhoirfe \u00e1r r\u00e9igi\u00fan le foghlaim faoin Gheola\u00edocht agus faoin T\u00edreola\u00edocht.<\/p>\n<p>Agus ar a bharr sin uile, mar gheall ar an \u00e9ags\u00falacht sa t\u00edrdhreach agus ar chult\u00far saibhir stairi\u00fail agus reatha an cheantair is scoth \u00e1ite \u00e9 le cuairt a thabhairt air agus seal tamaill a chaitheamh ann.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >Cad a tharl\u00f3dh d\u00e1 mba le duine talamh san \u00e1it?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>N\u00ed tharl\u00f3dh rud ar bith mura mbeadh an t-\u00fain\u00e9ir ag iarraidh go dtarl\u00f3dh rud \u00e9igin. Le geoph\u00e1irc n\u00ed bh\u00edonn rialacha n\u00e1 rialach\u00e1in breise ar bith ann ach na cinn at\u00e1 ann cheana ag leibh\u00e9al n\u00e1isi\u00fanta n\u00f3 leibh\u00e9al \u00e1iti\u00fail. N\u00edl i gceist le cruth\u00fa geoph\u00e1irce ach bealach le lip\u00e9ad a chur ar cheantar mar gheall ar a gheola\u00edocht, a th\u00edrdhreach, a thimpeallacht, \u00e1 th\u00e1irg\u00ed bia, a cheirdeanna agus a chult\u00far. Maireann daoine, b\u00edonn siad ag feirmeoireacht, ag obair, ag dul ar scoil, ag  bun\u00fa comhlachta\u00ed nua agus ag d\u00e9anamh tithe agus infreastrucht\u00far i ngeoph\u00e1irc.<\/p>\n<p>Ach d\u2019fh\u00e9adfadh duine a bhfuil talamh aige sa gheoph\u00e1irc a shocr\u00fa go dtap\u00f3idh s\u00e9 an deis le roinnt gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed a fhorbairt le haghaidh gr\u00fapa\u00ed turas\u00f3ireachta n\u00f3 scoile n\u00f3 branda na geoph\u00e1irce a \u00fas\u00e1id chun cabhr\u00fa leis a chuid t\u00e1irg\u00ed a dh\u00edol.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >An f\u00e9idir le Geoph\u00e1irc stad de bheith ina Geoph\u00e1irc?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Is f\u00e9idir. Nuair a \u00e9ir\u00edonn le hiarratas, an \u00e1it at\u00e1 ag iarraidh a bheith ina gheoph\u00e1irc d\u00e9antar Geoph\u00e1irc Dhomhanda UNESCO (GDE) de. I ndiaidh ceithre bliana, caithfear athbhail\u00edocht\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar gach GDE agus tarla\u00edonn an pr\u00f3iseas c\u00e9anna a tharla nuair a rinneadh an ch\u00e9ad iarratas. Cinnt\u00edonn s\u00e9 sin go bhfuil caighde\u00e1n idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta c\u00e1il\u00edochta ann do gheoph\u00e1irceanna agus gur tionscadal beo at\u00e1 ag forbairt geoph\u00e1irc a fhad agus a mhairfidh s\u00ed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >I do bhar\u00fail f\u00e9in, cad \u00e9 an chuid den Gheoph\u00e1irc is m\u00f3 a mbeadh cuairt tugtha air, ag deireadh na bliana seo?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Is ceist chrua \u00e9 seo do gheola\u00ed do cheantar chomh saibhir sin. Is \u00e9 an bhar\u00fail s\u2019agamsa gurb ionann an \u00e1it is m\u00f3 a dtabharfa\u00ed cuairt air agus na cinn a dtugtar cuairt orthu faoi l\u00e1thair mar Chonga agus an L\u00edon\u00e1n san \u00e1it a dtabharfadh an gheoph\u00e1irc a l\u00e1n eolais do na cuairteoir\u00ed faoin gcomhth\u00e9acs n\u00edos leithne geola\u00edochta. Ach bhainfeadh ceantair eile tairbhe as obair thionscadal geoph\u00e1irc, mar shampla ceantar Fhionnaithe, \u00e1it a bhfaighimid fos\u00fa de laibhe adhartach at\u00e1 an-annamh agus an-fhurasta a fheice\u00e1il ansin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"vc_do_toggle vc_toggle vc_toggle_round vc_toggle_color_turquoise vc_toggle_color_inverted vc_toggle_size_lg\"><div class=\"vc_toggle_title\"><p style=\"font-size: 24px;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\"  >An gcosna\u00edonn s\u00e9 airgead dul isteach sa Gheoph\u00e1irc? An f\u00e9idir leat go d\u00edreach si\u00fal isteach?<\/p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Tr\u00edd is tr\u00edd n\u00ed p\u00e1irc \u00ed an Gheoph\u00e1irc, n\u00edl ann ach r\u00e9igi\u00fan a bhfuil ainm ar leith aige, amhail Conamara n\u00f3 Cuan M\u00f3. T\u00e1 daoine ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed agus ag obair ann, t\u00e1 bailte ann agus b\u00f3ithre poibl\u00ed agus ar an \u00e1bhar sin n\u00ed chosna\u00edonn s\u00e9 pingin dul isteach ann.<\/p>\n<p>Mar sin f\u00e9in, n\u00ed chialla\u00edonn s\u00e9 sin gur f\u00e9idir leat go d\u00edreach dul isteach ar thalamh duine \u00e9igin. Mar a tharla\u00edonn i r\u00e9igi\u00fan ar bith eile in \u00c9irinn, b\u00edonn meas ioml\u00e1n ar r\u00e9admhaoin phr\u00edobh\u00e1ideach daoine agus n\u00ed f\u00e9idir le cuairteoir\u00ed an talamh a shi\u00fal gan cead a fh\u00e1il roimhe \u00f3 \u00fain\u00e9ir an talaimh.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d4f690cd79f vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 text-center liquid-column-69d4f690cd887\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69d4f690cd8c4{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d4f690cd8c4\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d4f690cd985 vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 text-center liquid-column-69d4f690cda64\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Bileoig\u00edn Eolais<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\" translation-block\">T\u00e1 bileoig\u00edn forbartha againn le pr\u00edomhphoint\u00ed faoi cad \u00e9 at\u00e1 \/ nach bhfuil, a bheidh \/ nach mbeidh n\u00e1 a bheidh \/ nach mbeidh go deo i gceist le geoph\u00e1irc le cuidi\u00fa eolas a thabhairt maidir le deiseanna agus m\u00edthuiscint\u00ed a shoil\u00e9iri\u00fa. T\u00e1 a fhios againn go dtuigeann go leor sa r\u00e9igi\u00fan coincheap na geoph\u00e1irce, c\u00e9 nach bhfuil a fhios ag a l\u00e1n faoi, agus n\u00edor chuala go leor acu faoin moladh fi\u00fa. D\u2019fh\u00e9adfadh go mbeadh daoine ann agus an l\u00e9amh contr\u00e1ilte acu air. 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