List of volcanoes in the Republic of Ireland

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Ireland has no active volcanoes. Volcanic activity in the country occurred primarily between 480–430 mya (million years ago), during the Ordovician geological age.[1]

List[edit]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates County
Bennaunmore[2] 454 1490 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W / 52.00861; -9.41917 Kerry +358 mya
Bohaun[3] - - 53°42′00″N 9°24′00″W / 53.70000°N 9.40000°W / 53.70000; -9.40000 Mayo -
Cnoc An Duin[4][5] 67 220 53°24′54″N 10°06′55″W / 53.4149°N 10.1152°W / 53.4149; -10.1152 Galway +58 mya
Croghan Hill[6] 234 768 53°20′48″N 7°16′39″W / 53.34667°N 7.27750°W / 53.34667; -7.27750 Offaly ±350 mya
Horses Glen[2] - - 51°58′25″N 9°28′17″W / 51.973562°N 9.471339°W / 51.973562; -9.471339 Kerry +358 mya
Killeen[2] - - Kerry +358 mya
Lambay Island[7] - - 53°31′36″N 8°21′10″W / 53.52667°N 8.35278°W / 53.52667; -8.35278 Dublin -
Limerick volcanic basin[8] 220 782 52°31′23″N 8°24′14″W / 52.523°N 8.404°W / 52.523; -8.404 Limerick -
Loch Na Fooey 25 82 53°34′40″N 9°32′53″W / 53.57778°N 9.54806°W / 53.57778; -9.54806 Galway ±490 mya
Vinegar Hill[7] 122 400 52°30′07″N 6°33′57″W / 52.502064°N 6.565876°W / 52.502064; -6.565876 Wexford -
Westmeath-Offaly volcano[9] - - 53°24′58″N 7°17′46″W / 53.416°N 7.296°W / 53.416; -7.296 Offaly and Westmeath ±330 mya

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rodriquez, Carla (16 May 2019). "Ireland is surrounded by volcanoes". Irish Central. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Avison, Mark (1984). "The Lough Guitane Volcanic Complex, County Kerry: A Preliminary Survey". Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. 6 (2): 127–136. JSTOR 30002468. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Brown, Dennis; Ryan, Paul D (29 June 2011). Arc-Continent Collision. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783540885580. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ Mohr, Paul (1992). "A Paleocene Dolerite Intrusion Newly Discovered from Loch Ána, Clifden, Connemara". The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 24 (1): 21–23. JSTOR 25539679. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ Robinson, Tim (25 September 2008). Connemara - The Last Pool of Darkness. Penguin. ISBN 9780141889726. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Croghan Hill". Ireland Byways. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b Nature in Ireland - A Scientific and Cultural History. McGill-Queen's University Press. 1998. ISBN 9780773518179.
  8. ^ Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland. 1877. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ 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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