As it is St. Patrick’s Day today and the Irish are celebration all over the world, this week’s Mystery Monday post is a medley of native Irish animals…. can you name them?
1. St. Patrick supposedly banished all the snakes from our Emerald Isle, but here is a reptile he left behind… the only native Irish reptile… do you know what it is?
![IrishReptile](https://sciencewows.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IrishReptile.jpg)
2. There are a lot of native Irish dogs to celebrate but here is just one… can you name it?
![IrishNativeDog](https://sciencewows.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IrishNativeDog.jpg)
3. The dairy herd is still very strong in Ireland, can you name this native Irish breed?
![IrishNativeCow](https://sciencewows.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IrishNativeCow.jpg)
4. Many Irish equine breeds are famous around the world, the Connemara pony is a one example, but here is another, do you know what it is?
![photo credit: Jim Linwood via photopin cc](https://sciencewows.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IrishNativePony1.jpg)
5. And finally, we are all familiar with this insect, but which one is native to Ireland?