▁Su ir ▁south ▁of ▁Th ur les , ▁the ▁fresh water ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁the ▁Bar row / R iver ▁N ore ▁ ▁and ▁Thom ast own ▁Qu ar ry , ▁near ▁Thom ast own . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Co an ▁B ogs ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁Natural ▁Heritage ▁Area ▁under ▁section ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Wild life ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁blank et ▁bog ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁small ▁areas ▁of ▁u pl and ▁blank et ▁bog ▁located ▁near ▁Castle com er ▁in ▁the ▁town lands ▁of ▁Co an ▁East ▁and ▁Smith st own . ▁Bed rock ▁ge ology ▁for ▁both ▁areas ▁is ▁sh ale ▁over lain ▁locally ▁by ▁gla cial ▁till ▁and ▁blank et ▁bog ▁veget ation ▁is ▁well ▁developed . ▁ ▁F idd own ▁Island ▁is ▁a ▁ 6 2 . 6 ▁ha ▁state - owned ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Near ▁F idd own ▁along ▁the ▁River ▁Su ir ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁narrow ▁island ▁of ▁mar sh / wood land ▁covered ▁in ▁will ow ▁scr ub ▁and ▁border ed ▁by ▁re ed ▁sw amps ▁- ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁site ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁▁ ▁The ▁wild life ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁environmental , ▁economic , ▁amen ity ▁and ▁resource . ▁ ▁Fa una ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁includes ▁h edge h