The tiny Irish island with famous goat farm, rugged walks and basking sharks perfect for day trip — with €9 ferry rides

THIS stunning Irish island has rugged coastal walks, homemade goat’s cheese and some of the best wildlife spotting in the ...
Discover Magazine

Old Irish Goats Are Ireland’s Only Indigenous Goat Breed and Trace Back 3,000 Years

Learn more about the Old Irish Goat, Ireland’s only indigenous breed that traces its roots back to the Late Bronze Age. In the wilds of Ireland live a fascinating yet dwindling breed of goats known as ...
The Irish Times

The Old Irish Goat is a living link to Ireland’s Bronze Age

The expression “old goat”, often applied with more fondness than ire, has some basis in fact – at least as far as the Old Irish Goat is concerned. A new study led by researchers in UCD in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Majestic Goats Have Been Traipsing Around Ireland for at Least 3,000 Years, Research Suggests

New research finds a genetic link between modern Old Irish goats and goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age. Old Irish Goat Society Humans brought domestic goats to Ireland roughly 5,900 ...