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To: Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
SAVE Kilranelagh from Environmental Disaster
Our mission is to put a stop the development of a proposed industrial wind farm at Kilranelagh in West Wicklow. There are 5 proposed Wind Turbines with height of 165m each, making this one of the tallest wind farms in Ireland. Each turbine will stand 40% taller than the Spire.
Why is this important?
This project will cause the complete destruction of one of the most historical and environmentally important areas in Ireland.
Our aim is to protect our beautiful community and the families living within it. We want to raise awareness and give the people a voice. We are not against renewable energy, however, we will not stand for the environmental and archaeological destruction Ireland's Ancient East.
Our Main Concerns:
Noise Pollution - The proposed turbines will tower a mere 500 meters from the front doors of local residents. The noise of turbines of such scale would be unbearable for the many families who have lived on the peaceful untouched hillside for generations.
Flicker Effect - The flickering shadow cast by the sun shining through the moving turbines would affect houses all across the area over an estimated distance of up to 2km.
Destruction of Historical Sites and Monuments - The proposed development site is not only home to a Stone Circle, a number of Ringforts, Cairns, a Mound Barrow and an Ogham Stone, but is also home to one of Ireland's oldest graveyards and resting place of Sam McAllister.
Environmental Impact - The devastation caused in the past by the construction of these gigantic wind turbines in Scotland and Galway, to name a few, has had a detrimental effect on the local environment. Not only was visible damage inflicted on the landscape, but also irreparable damage to the source of natural water supplies, the effects of which are still ongoing.
Property Devaluation - Properties in the area and the surrounding areas will severely suffer as a result of the destruction of our natural environment, making many houses unsaleable.
We need your support to save Kilranelagh hill in the heart of the Garden of Ireland. These lands must be protected for our future generations.
If we don't put a stop to this now who is to say where this will ever stop.