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Drumbegger () is a townland situated in the area of Boho, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It contains the sub-townland known as Oubarraghan. This area was designated an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI 322, 17 August 2009) as a consequence of species-rich wet grassland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Northern Ireland Environment Agency )〕 ==Species Rich Wet Grassland== As a habitat, species rich grasslands are rare in Northern Ireland and are usually found in areas with traditional farming practices are still maintained.〔 The meadows are categorised as Fen-meadow, a specific type of purple moor-grass, rush pasture that has slopes with a steady hydrological influence.〔 The typical species found here are Devil’s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), sharp-flowered rush (Juncus acutiflorus), meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum), lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula), together with mosses such as glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens) and neat feather-moss (Pseudoscleropodium purum).〔 Drumbegger is also noteworthy for two protected species, blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium bermudiana) and the marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia).〔 Marsh fritillary caterpillars thrive on two species found in Drumbegger, that is blue-eyed-grass and Devil’s-bit scabious.〔 Oubarraghan contains the Arch Cave (Grid ref: H1037 4790) which is an outlet of a series of subterranean passages that originate from Noon's Hole.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=National Museums Northern Ireland )〕 The river that runs out of this cave is known as the Screenagh, which makes its way through Drumbegger and into the Sillees River.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drumbegger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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