Fun Fact about this majestic bird: the Barnacle Goose! 🪿 Did you know the barnacle goose was once considered a fish? In County Kerry, Ireland, until relatively recently, Catholics observing Lenten meat restrictions were allowed to eat barnacle geese because they were believed to be more like fish than birds. This unusual tradition traces back to a medieval belief that barnacle geese emerged from driftwood covered in goose barnacles rather than hatching from eggs!