List of volcanoes in the Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland possesses no active volcanoes. Volcanic activity in the country occurred primarily between 480-430 MYA, during the Ordovician geological age.[1]
List[]
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
Bennaunmore[2] | 454 | 1490 | 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W | +358 MYA |
Bohaun[3] | - | - | 53°42′00″N 9°24′00″W / 53.70000°N 9.40000°W | - |
Cnoc An Duin[4][5] | 67 | 220 | 53°24′54″N 10°06′55″W / 53.4149°N 10.1152°W | +58 MYA |
Croghan Hill[6] | 234 | 768 | 53°20′48″N 7°16′39″W / 53.34667°N 7.27750°W | ±350 MYA |
Horses Glen[2] | - | - | 51°58′25″N 9°28′17″W / 51.973562°N 9.471339°W | +358 MYA |
Killeen[2] | - | - | +358 MYA | |
Lambay Island[7] | - | - | 53°31′36″N 8°21′10″W / 53.52667°N 8.35278°W | - |
Limerick volcanic basin[8] | 220 | 782 | 52°31′23″N 8°24′14″W / 52.523°N 8.404°W | - |
Loch Na Fooey | 25 | 82 | 53°34′40″N 9°32′53″W / 53.57778°N 9.54806°W | ±490 MYA |
Vinegar Hill[7] | 122 | 400 | 52°30′07″N 6°33′57″W / 52.502064°N 6.565876°W | - |
Westmeath-Offaly volcano[9] | - | - | 53°24′58″N 7°17′46″W / 53.416°N 7.296°W | ±330 MYA |
References[]
- ^ Rodriquez, Carla (16 May 2019). "Ireland is surrounded by volcanoes". Irish Central. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Lough Guitane Volcanic Complex, County Kerry: A Preliminary Survey". JSTOR. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Brown, Dennis; Ryan, Paul D (29 June 2011). Arc-Continent Collision. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783540885580. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Mohr, Paul. "A Paleocene Dolerite Intrusion Newly Discovered from Loch Ána, Clifden, Connemara". Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Tim (25 September 2008). Connemara - The Last Pool of Darkness. Penguin. ISBN 9780141889726. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Croghan Hill". Ireland Byways. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b Nature in Ireland - A Scientific and Cultural History. McGill-Queen's University Press. 1998. ISBN 9780773518179.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland. 1877. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Gorey, Colm (23 September 2015). "South of Mullingar there lies a 330m-year-old volcano". Silicone Republic. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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