Fallow Deer ... a medium sized deer, non-native to Ireland. The Normans introduced fallow deer to Ireland in 1244 from England. The Male is known as a 'Buck'.
Fallow Deer BuckSika deer were introduced into Ireland as decorative additions to the native deer in 1860 by Viscount Powerscourt. A single male (stag) and three females (hinds) were released into his estate in County Wicklow and within a few years the herd had increased so much that they were able to supply deer to other estates. The first sika deer arrived in Northern Ireland in 1870 when a stag and five hinds were sent from Powerscourt to Colebrooke Park, County Fermanagh and twenty years later sika deer were sent from Colebrooke to Baronscourt, County Tyrone. In the 1920s, all the sika deer escaped from the deer park at Baronscourt and became established in the local woodland.
Sika Deer
Sika Deer distribution in Ireland