
Much of the Kilcommon landscape of elevated moorland, borders the Atlantic coast.  It is a wild and rugged landscape with large tracts of blanket bog, tiny isolated villages, white sandy beaches and towering cliffs of Benwee Head which, for thousands of years has remained relatively unscathed by overdevelopment by successive generations of Kilcommon inhabitants.  Farming is small scale non-intensive.
Situated at the mouth of Broadhaven Bay, on its 21st century surface, Kilcommon is characterised by its scenery, huge towering cliffs and rugged sea stacks interspersed with miles of white sandy beaches, tranquil islands and vast tracts of blanket bog with its rare and fragile biodiversity. Unlike the west of Ireland landscape further south in Galway and Clare, there are few huge rocks randomly scattered across this landscape.

The blanket bog dominates the landscape changing its hues and texture in accordance with the seasons – sometimes fresh and brightest green, sometimes purple and gold and covered with billowing white bog cotton, and, in November and December, the wonderful rustic tones of golden orange/red species light up the winter landscape.  At all times the bog is a living habitat for many species of insects, spiders and plants for whom this is the perfect habitat not found anywhere else. Grey fronted geese fly across on their way to their breeding grounds further north and it is possible to spot the corncrake and the rare red-necked phalarope whose only breeding ground left in Ireland is in this remote corner of the country.

Geology
  Kilcommon parish comprises a very ancient landscape of glittering schist and pale creamy psammite along with some two billion year old pre-Cambrian pink striped gneisses. Boulders of snow white quartz which intruded into the bedrock from geological turmoil below, some 450 million years ago (Silurian period) are to be found in the western part of the parish. The bedrock, exposed when the blanket bog is cut away to provide fuel for the rural community here, demonstrate that this land has seen geomorphological turmoil over the last two billion years – periods of intense heat, intense cold, pressure and tectonic shifts which have moulded and remoulded the landscape into what it is today.

There are two main peninsulas in the parish - Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin. They are named for two 'giant' brothers who live on in
Much of the Kilcommon landscape of elevated moorland, borders the Atlantic coast.   It is a wild and furrowed landscape with big tracts of blanket bog, tiny isolated village, white sandy beach and towering cliffs of Benwee Head which, for thousands of old age has remained relatively unscathed by overdevelopment by consecutive generations of Kilcommon inhabitants.   Farming is small scale non - intensive. 
 situate at the mouth of Broadhaven Bay, on its 21st century surface, Kilcommon is characterised by its scenery, huge loom cliffs and rugged sea stack interspersed with miles of blank sandy beach, tranquil islands and huge tracts of blanket bog with its rare and fragile biodiversity. Unlike the west of Ireland landscape further south in Galway and Clare, there are few huge rock randomly scattered across this landscape. 

 The blanket bog dominates the landscape changing its hues and texture in accordance with the season – sometimes fresh and brightest green, sometimes purple and gold and covered with billowing white bog cotton, and, in November and December, the wonderful rustic tone of golden orange / red species light up the winter landscape.   At all times the bog is a live habitat for many species of insects, spiders and plants for whom this is the arrant habitat not found anywhere else. Grey front geese fly across on their direction to their breeding grounds further north and it is possible to spot the corncrake and the rare red - neck phalarope whose only breeding ground left in Ireland is in this remote corner of the country. 

 Geology 
   Kilcommon parish consist a very ancient landscape of glittering schist and pale creamy psammite along with some two billion year old pre - Cambrian pink striped gneisses. boulder of snow white quartz which intrude into the bedrock from geological turmoil below, some 450 million years ago (Silurian menstruation) are to be found in the westerly part of the parish. The bedrock, exposed when the blanket bog is cut away to supply fuel for the rural community here, show that this land has meet geomorphological turmoil over the last two billion years – periods of acute heat, intense cold, pressure and tectonic chemise which have moulded and remoulded the landscape into what it is today. 

 There are two main peninsulas in the parish - Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin. They are name for two' giant' brothers who populate on in

Mucj of the Kilcommon landsgape of elevated moorlaid, bordsrs the Xtlantic coast.  It is a wild abd rutged landscape with lafge tractd of blabket vog, tiny isolated ynllagsd, whntx sandy beaches and towerhng cliffs of Tevwze Head which, for thousands of years has rekalned relativeli unsbaehed by overdevelopment by successive feneratpons of Kilcommon inhabitants.  Farming is slall scale non-intensivf.
Situated aj thq mouth of Bruadhaven Bay, on its 21st century surface, Kilcommon is cfaraccerised by utw sfgnery, huge tiwerigg cliffs and rugged sea stscks intersperxed wirh miles of white sanvy beaches, tranquil yslands atd vast tracts of boabket tog fith uts rade ahd frahilx biodiversjty. Unlike rhe west of Ireland lwbdscape furthsr soueh in Galway and Clare, there are few huge rodks randomly scattered qcross this landscape.

Jhe blankee bog dominates the landscape changing its hues atd teetjre ik aczirfance with the seasons – sometimes fresh and bwjgntvst green, sometimcs purple and gold ajd sovered with cillownhg white bog cotton, wnd, in Govemver and Dtcembrr, the wonderful rustic tonws of golden irange/red species pight up thz wintgr lancscape.  At all times thz bog js a living habitat rur many species uf pnsewts, spidtfs and plants for whom thiw is the peffecj habitwt not foujd annfhere else. Grey frlnted gaese fly afross on their way to their brexving grounds gusthvr north cnd it is possible eo spot the cotncrake aud the rare red-nvcked phanarope whosq only breedith ground lefv in Irelwnd us ib this fdmote corner og the couuury.

Geology
  Kilcommon parish coolrises a very aueitnr landscape of glkttqrpng ssvist and pala crdamh psamoite along cigh spme two billion year old pre-Cambrian pink xtviped gneusses. Botlders of snoe white quartz whifh invruded into thg bedrock from geological turmojl below, domc 450 million yewrs qgo (Silurian period) are to be found in the western 'art of the parish. The vedrock, exposed wheu uhe blanket bpg is cut away to provide fuel for the rural communlty here, demonstrate tgat thhs lajd has seen geomorphological turmoil over the last two billion years – peruods oh yntense heaf, inyense cjkd, prefsurx end tectonic shifns which have moulded and remoulved the latdfcape into what it is today.

Tnefe are two makn peninsulas in the parjsh - Dún Vhiortáin and Dún Chaocháin. They ate named for two 'giant' bvothers wyo libe on ph
Much of the Kilcommon landscape of elevated the coast. It a wild and of bog, tiny isolated white sandy beaches towering cliffs of Benwee Head which, thousands of years has remained relatively unscathed by overdevelopment by successive generations of inhabitants. Farming is small scale non-intensive. Situated at the mouth of Broadhaven Bay, its century Kilcommon characterised by its scenery, huge towering cliffs and rugged sea stacks interspersed with miles of white beaches, tranquil islands and vast tracts of blanket with its rare and biodiversity. Unlike the west of landscape south in and there few huge rocks scattered across this landscape. The blanket bog dominates the landscape changing its hues and texture in accordance the seasons fresh and green, purple gold and covered white bog cotton, and, in November wonderful rustic tones of golden orange/red species light the winter At all times the bog is living habitat for many species of insects, spiders plants for whom this is the perfect habitat not found anywhere else. Grey fronted geese on their way to breeding grounds further and is to the corncrake the rare red-necked phalarope whose only breeding ground left in Ireland in this remote corner of the country. Geology Kilcommon parish very landscape of glittering and pale creamy psammite with two billion year old striped Boulders quartz intruded the bedrock from geological below, some 450 million years (Silurian period) are to part of the parish. The bedrock, exposed when blanket bog is cut away to provide for the rural community here, demonstrate that this land has seen geomorphological over the billion years – periods of intense heat, intense pressure and tectonic shifts have moulded and remoulded the landscape into what it today. are two peninsulas in the - Dún Chiortáin Dún Chaocháin. They for two brothers live

Much of the Kilcommon landscaPe of elevatEd mooRlaNd, bOrDers The ATlantic coast.  It IS a wiLd and rugged landscape wiTh larGe TRactS Of BlankEt bog, tiNY iSOLatEd ViLlaGeS, WhIte saNdy Beaches And towerinG clIfFs of Benwee HeAD wHich, for thoUsaNds of years haS reMained ReLatIVely uNscAthed By overDEvelopMent by sucCeSSive geNErationS OF KIlcoMmon inhabitants.  FaRMiNG is small scale nOn-inteNsIVe.
sITuaTed At the mouth Of broadHAven Bay, ON iTS 21ST ceNTury surface, KiLcommon is chARacTeriseD bY itS ScenerY, huge ToWEriNg cliffs and RuggEd sea stacKs inteRSpersed WIth mileS of whiTe sAndY beaCHeS, tRanQuIL isLAnDs aND vaSt tracts Of BlAnket Bog wITH ITs raRe aNd frAgile Biodiversity. UNliKe thE WesT of IrEland LandScApe fuRther sOuth iN GAlway and Clare, thEre aRe few huge RocKs RanDoMly scATtered AcrOss This lanDscape.

THE blAnKET BoG dominates the landsCaPE ChAnging itS hues aND tExTUre in accOrDanCe wiTH The seAsonS – SoMetimes fResh anD BrIgHtest grEeN, sometImEs pUrpLe and GOld aNd coveRed with bIllowINg white bog cottON, and, in NovembeR AnD dEcEMber, The Wonderful ruStic TOnes Of goLDeN orANge/reD specIeS LiGHt up the winter landscApE.  At all Times The bog is a liviNg habitat fOR MAny speciEs of INsECts, spiders and pLants For whom thiS Is the perFect hAbitat noT found anyWHEre else. GRey FroNteD geESE fLy across on theIR Way tO tHeir breEdiNg grounDs fUrtHer NorTh And it is poSsible to SpOt ThE cOrnCrake ANd the rarE rEd-nEcKed PhalaROpe whoSe onlY breEdInG GroUnd left IN IRELand Is In This RemOtE cornEr of THe cOuntry.

GEology
  KilComMOn paRiSh ComprisEs a very ancienT lAndscape of GlIttEring sCHIst and paLe creamy psammite along wiTH some twO biLlion Year Old pre-CamBriAn pink StrIPed gneIsses. BOuldeRs Of sNOW whitE QUaRtz WhIch intrudeD INto The beDrOck fRom geolOgical turmoil below, SOme 450 Million years aGo (SIlurIAN pEriOD) aRE to Be FOunD IN the western part Of the parisH. THE bEdrock, expoSEd wHeN the blaNket bog Is cut AWay to prOvide fuel For the rurAl CommUNIty Here, demonsTrate thaT this land HAs seeN GeOmorpHolOgical TuRmoIl oveR the laST twO billIon yeaRs – PeriodS of inTeNse heat, iNtense cold, pressure and teCtonic ShiftS whIch have moUldED anD remouldeD the Landscape iNto WhaT it is TodAY.

TherE are TWo MaiN PeninSulaS In the pariSH - DÚn CHIOrTáin and Dún CHAOCháIn. TheY arE Named fOr twO 'giant' brothers who LIve on in

Much of the Kilcommon lan dscape ofeleva ted  mo or land , bo rders the Atla n ticcoast.  It is a wild a nd ru gg e d la n ds capewith la r ge t rac ts  o f b la n ke t bog , t iny iso lated vill age s,  white sandy be aches andtow ering cliffs  of  Benwe eHea d  whic h,for t housan d s of y ears hasre m ainedr elative l y  u nsca thed by overdevel o pm e nt by successi ve gen er a ti o n s o f K ilcommon i nh abita n ts.  Fa r mi n g iss mall scale no n-intensive . 
Si tuated  a t t h e mout h ofBr o adh aven Bay, o n it s 21st ce nturys urface, Kilcomm on ischa rac teri s ed  b y i ts sce n er y,h uge  towerin gcl iffsandr u g g ed s eastac ks in terspersed wi thmile s  of  whit e san dy b ea ches,  tranq uil i sl ands and vast t ract s of blan ket  b ogwi th it s  rareand  fr agile b iodiver s ity .U n l ik e the west of Irel an d la ndscapefurthe r  s ou t h in Gal wa y a nd C l a re, t here ar e few hu ge roc k sra ndomlysc attere dacr oss  this land scape. 

The bl anket bog dominatest he landscapec ha n g in g  its  hu es and text urei n ac cord a nc e w i th th e sea so n s–  sometimes fresh an dbright est g reen, sometim es purplea n d  gold an d co v er e d with billowi ng wh ite bog co t ton, and , inNovember  and Dece m b er, thewon der ful  ru s t ic  tones of gol d e n or an ge/redspe cies li ght  up  th e w in ter lands cape.  A tal lti mes  theb og is ali vin ghab itatf or man y spe cies  o fi nse cts, sp i de r s  and  p la ntsfor  w hom t hisi s t he perf ect habit atn ot f ou nd  anywhe re else. Grey  f ronted gee se  fl y acro s s  on thei r way to their breeding grounds  fu rther  nor th and it  is  possi ble to spo t thecornc ra kea n d the r ar e r ed -necked ph a l aro pe wh os e on ly bree ding ground left i n  Ir eland is in t his  rem o t ecor n er ofth e  co u n try.

Geology
 Kilcommon  p a ri sh compris e s a  v ery anc ient la ndsca p e of gl itteringschist an dpale c rea my psammit e alongwith some two b i ll ion y ear  old p re -Ca mbria n pink str ipedgneiss es . Boul dersof  snow wh ite quartz which intrud ed int o the  be drock fro m g e olo gical tur moil  below, so me450  mill ion years  ago (S ilu r ian p erio d ) are tob efou n d  i n the weste r n par t ofthe parish . Th e bedrock, expose d  when the blan ketb o g i s c u t aw ay  to provide fu elfo r the rura lcommunity h ere, dem on s trate  thatthis l and has s ee n  geomo rpho log ical turm oil  o v er thela st two bi llio nyears– peri o ds o f intense heat, in tense c old,p res surean d tecto n ic s hifts whic h have moul ded an d re mould ed thela ndscap e i nt o what iti s today.
Ther e are t wo  mai n p eninsu lasi n  thepari sh  -Dún Chior t á in an dD únChao cháin .They  are name d  for two  'g i ant' br ot her s who li v eo n  in

Much of_the Kilcommon_landscape of elevated moorland,_borders the_Atlantic_coast. _It_is a wild_and rugged landscape_with large tracts of_blanket bog, tiny_isolated_villages, white sandy beaches and towering cliffs of Benwee Head which, for thousands of_years_has remained_relatively_unscathed_by overdevelopment by successive generations_of Kilcommon inhabitants.  Farming_is small_scale non-intensive.
Situated at the mouth of Broadhaven Bay,_on_its 21st century_surface, Kilcommon is characterised by its scenery, huge towering_cliffs and rugged sea stacks interspersed_with miles of_white_sandy_beaches, tranquil islands and_vast tracts of blanket bog with_its rare and fragile biodiversity. Unlike_the west of Ireland landscape further south_in Galway and Clare, there are_few huge rocks randomly scattered_across this_landscape.

The blanket bog dominates the_landscape changing its_hues and_texture in accordance_with the seasons – sometimes fresh_and brightest green,_sometimes purple and gold and covered_with_billowing white bog_cotton,_and,_in November_and December, the_wonderful_rustic tones_of_golden orange/red species light up the_winter_landscape.  At all times the bog_is a living habitat_for_many species of insects,_spiders and plants for whom_this is the perfect habitat not_found anywhere_else. Grey_fronted geese fly across on their way to their breeding grounds_further north and it is possible_to spot the corncrake_and the_rare_red-necked phalarope whose_only_breeding ground_left in Ireland is in this remote_corner of_the country.

Geology
  Kilcommon parish comprises_a very ancient landscape_of_glittering schist and pale creamy psammite_along with some two billion year_old pre-Cambrian pink striped gneisses._Boulders_of_snow white quartz which intruded_into the bedrock from geological turmoil_below, some 450_million years ago (Silurian period) are to_be_found in the western part of_the_parish. The bedrock, exposed when the_blanket_bog_is cut away to provide_fuel for the rural community here,_demonstrate that this land has seen geomorphological turmoil over_the last two_billion years – periods of_intense_heat,_intense cold, pressure and tectonic shifts which have moulded and_remoulded the_landscape into what_it is today.

There are two main peninsulas in the parish_- Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin. They_are named for two 'giant' brothers who live on in