Search Results ... (688)
-
tower karst
tower karst
Relict tower karst at Fenit, Co. Kerry
Copyright Geological Survey of Ireland 2006.
-
The River Barrow at St. Mullins, Co.Carlow
The River Barrow at St. Mullins, Co.Carlow
Photo of the River Barrow at St. Mullins, Co.Carlow.
Courtesy of Brian Shaw
-
Terranes - the distinctive sets of rock material that are the basement for Ireland's geology.
Terranes - the distinctive sets of rock material that are the basement for Ireland's geology.
This map identifies the distinct geological blocks that make up Ireland. The blocks orginated early in geological time and in different places. Major earth movements later brought them together. By approximetely 400 million years ago, the terranes in Ireland had reached their present arrangement.
Courtesy of the Geological Survey of Ireland 2006.
-
/aai-files/assets/libraries/louth-county-library/reading-room/Physical Landscape/Louthiana.gif
/aai-files/assets/libraries/louth-county-library/reading-room/Physical Landscape/Louthiana.gif
-
The Lordship of Castlecomer
The Lordship of Castlecomer
Map of the Lordship of Castlecomer from Tighe's Statistical Survey of Kilkenny
-
Map showing townlands with Druim in their name
Map showing townlands with Druim in their name
A map showing the location of over 2200 townlands where the element ‘druim’ is used as either a prefix (as in Drumshanbo, Drumsna) or a suffix (as in Dundrum, Rathdrum). Some 900 (41%) of these townlands are concentrated in counties Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan and south Leitrim.
Copyright Atlas of Irish Place Names by Patrick O'Connor.
-
Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra
The name 'Gougane Barra' derives from St. Finbar, who according to tradition, built this monastery on the island here in the 6th century. With a capacity of approximetely 20 people, this religious sanctuary is still used today. Mass and religious wedding ceremonies are conducted daily with access from a land bridge onto the island.
Courtesy of Lensman and Mark Horrell.
-
Yeats Portrait
Yeats Portrait
Signed photograph of the poet, William Butler Yeats 1904
Copyright Sligo County Library.
-
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow is an example of the U-shaped cross profile of an over deepened main valley.
Courtesy of Carsten Clasohm
-
Antrim Coast
Antrim Coast
The Ulster white limestone along the Antrim coast, overlain by basalt.
Courtesy of the Geological Survey of Ireland 2006.