A Rare Goat Breed Living in Ireland Today Carries DNA That Traces Back to the Bronze Age ...

A society advocating for the protection of the endangered Old Irish Goat has warned that the animal continues to be hunted for fun, leaving it at risk of extinction. Sinéad Keane, a volunteer with the ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) GOAT HERDER, MELISSA JEUKEN, SAYING: "Howth was targeted by a lot of fire. So there's a lot of gorse here and it's prone, it's very flammable. The goats on the other hand love ...

The Goat Surf Club is about more than surfing, but that doesn’t mean the crew can’t dedicate quality time to finding the best surf spots on their trip to Ireland. In episode three of the new series ...

Humans brought domestic goats to Ireland roughly 5,900 years ago, and the hardy, sure-footed ruminants have played an important role in the island’s biological and cultural heritage ever since. Today, ...

As fans of "Ulysses" gathered in Dublin for Bloomsday in the centennial year of the novel’s publication in 2022, the Old Irish Goat Society marked the occasion by celebrating one of the famous scenes ...

New findings show that the Old Irish Goat is genetically connected to animals that lived in Ireland around 3000 years ago during the Late Bronze Age. This research indicates that the rare native breed ...

Modern-day British and Irish goats used in agriculture lack genetic diversity. DNA comparisons were made with decades-old taxidermy specimens -- the first time such specimens have been used to answer ...

DUBLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - An ancient breed of Irish goat has been deployed to protect the hills around one of Dublin's most affluent suburbs from gorse wildfires. Old Irish Goats - a bearded breed ...