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Coastal Landforms Of Ireland
Ireland is an island surrounded by water, with a coastline. This list catalogues about 400 of the coastal landforms of the island including bays, estuaries, harbours, headlands, and many others. Select "English version" for English. Retrieved: 20 September 2010. Most offshore features such as islands, stags ( stacks), and rocks are omitted but are presented at . A list of beaches is available at |
Stack (geology)
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion. Stacks are formed over time by wind and water, processes of coastal geomorphology. britannica.com They are formed when part of a headland is by , which is the force of the sea or water crashing against the rock. The force of the water weakens cracks in the headland, causing them to later collapse, formi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory Island
Tory Island, or simply Tory (officially known by its Irish name ''Toraigh''),Toraigh/Tory Island . is an island off the north-west coast of , Ireland, and is the most remote inhabited island of Ireland. The name means "place of steep rocky heights". Language The main spoken language on the island is |
Sruwaddacon Bay
Sruwaddacon Bay () is a tidal estuary which runs through the middle of the Gaeltacht Kilcommon parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is of historical importance in Irish legend, an important marine habitat, an E.U. Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and an EU Special Protected Area (Birds Directive). Its translated name in English, "Stream of the Long Hound", reflects its general shape. It enters the Atlantic Ocean through Broadhaven Bay, another Special Area of Conservation. The estuary measures approximately 8.4 square kilometres and consists of a north-westerly-orientated main channel fed by the Glenamoy and Muingnabo rivers. A second channel flows around the village of Rossport from the northwest and is fed by the Gweedaney stream. Both channels join into a fast flowing channel which widens out into an exposed bay at the mouth of the estuary. The lower portion of Sruwaddacon Bay has exceptionally strong currents. Natural history Most of the estuary is dominated by mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadhaven Bay
Broadhaven Bay ( ga, Cnocán na Líne) is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The opening of the bay faces northward, stretching 8.6 km between Erris Head in the west and Kid Island/Oileán Mionnán in the east. It borders the parishes of Kilcommon, Kiltane and Kilmore Erris in the Barony of Erris. Landscape largely consists of Atlantic blanket bog interspersed with some areas of machair and white sandy beaches. Population is relatively low, mainly concentrated around inlets along the coastline. Special Area of Conservation Broadhaven Bay was designated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) in 2000. This designation concerns: #The presence of four key marine/coastal habitat types that are listed in Annex I of the EU Council Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive: 92/43/EEC, 1982), including Atlantic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killala Bay
Killala Bay ( ga, Cuan Chill Ala) is a bay on the west coast of Ireland between County Mayo and County Sligo. It is situated between Kilcummin Head to the west and Lenadoon Point to the east. and is the estuary for the River Moy. The village of Killala is situated at the southwest corner of the bay. Geography The bay is on the west coast of Ireland between County Mayo and County Sligo. It is situated between Kilcummin Head to the west and Lenadoon Point to the east. and is the estuary for the River Moy. The village of Killala Killala () is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is a Townsplots West (known locally as Enagh Beg), which contains a number of ancient ... is situated at the southwest corner of the bay. Bartragh Island is situated in the center of the bay. Water The bay is an extension of the estuary of the River Moy, with deep waters of the continent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballysadare
Ballysadare (), locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 kilometres (4 miles) south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. History Toponymy The Ox Mountains () are located west of the town. The town itself is named after the falls on the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in the barony of Leyny formerly the ''túath'' of Luighne Connacht, and the barony of Tirerril, formerly the ''túath'' of Tír Olloíl. The Owenmore river forms the border between the baronies. Ballysadare also borders two other baronies in Co. Sligo, Carbury to the North and Tireragh to the West. Ballysadare is in the diocese of Achonry. Alternative names for the falls are ''Ess Mac Modairn'' (Falls of the son of Modairn) and ''Ess na n-Éan'' (The Falls of the Bird). There appear to be three variants of English version of the settlement name still in use, ''Ballysadare'' being on the road signs coming to dominate. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosses Point
The Rosses (officially known by its Irish language name, ''Na Rosa''; in the genitive case ''Na Rosann'') is a geographical and social region in the west of County Donegal, Ireland, with a population of over 7,000 centred on the town of Dungloe, which acts as the educational, shopping and civic centre for the area. Defined by physical boundaries in the form of rivers, as well as history and language use, the area has a distinctive identity, separate from the rest of Donegal. The extensive region lies between the parish of Gweedore to the north and the town of Glenties to the south. A large part of the Rosses is in the Gaeltacht, which means that Irish is the spoken language. The Rosses, Cloughaneely and Gweedore, known locally as "''the three parishes''" with 16,000 Irish speakers, together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for socialising and industry. Gaeltacht an Láir is another Irish-speaking area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumcliff
Drumcliff or Drumcliffe () is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km (5 miles) north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff bay. It is on the Drumcliff river, originally called the "Codnach", which drains Glencar Lake. Drumcliff is the resting place of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. History The old name of Drumcliff was Cnoc na Teagh (trans. Hill of the House). The village is one of several possible locations in Co. Sligo for the settlement of Nagnata as marked on Claudius Ptolemy's early map of Ireland. The name Codnach means placid or even tempered river. A battle was fought on this river in A.M. 3656 (1538 BC) by the legendary Milesian monarch Tigearnmas. An ancient topographical poem in the Dinnsenchus (Lore of Places) tells how the baskets in the name refer to the wicker frames of a fleet of boats that was once made here. The poem is part of a lost epic story involving the Fomorians in a raid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maugherow Peninsula
The Maugherow Peninsula () is the largest and westernmost peninsula of County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is also less commonly referred to as the Raghly Peninsula, after Raghly Point (), which is itself a headland of the peninsula. The peninsula acts as the northern boundary of Sligo Bay. The peninsula's rugged coastline and exposed location has made it far less popular as a tourist destination than some of Sligo's other peninsulas, such as Mullaghmore Peninsula, Mullaghmore, Rosses Point Peninsula, Rosses Point and Coolera Peninsula, Coolera. The area is largely flat and agricultural in nature, characterised by ribbon development. Carney, County Sligo, Carney is the sole nucleated village on the peninsula proper, while the larger town of Grange, County Sligo, Grange is located on the margins of the peninsula. Places of interest *Ballygilgan, Ballygilgan Nature Reserve *Lissadell House *Knocklane Fort *Raghly Harbour *Streedagh Armada wrecksite *Streedagh Beach *Yel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullaghmore Peninsula
The Mullaghmore Peninsula (), also referred to as Mullaghmore Head, is a small peninsula in the north of County Sligo, Ireland. The coastal village of Mullaghmore is the peninsula's sole settlement. The village has 136 year-round residents according to the 2016 Census; however, its population is significantly higher during summer months. The peninsula is bounded by two large beaches on either side, and sports panoramic views of Ben Bulben and the Dartry Mountains, making it one of Sligo's most popular seaside destinations. The skyline of Mullaghmore is dominated by Classiebawn Castle, which was designed by Dublin architect James R. Carroll for The 3rd Viscount Palmerston. However, the castle was not completed until 1874, long after Lord Palmerston's death. Following its completion, the fishing village of ''Mullach Gearr'' was demolished to make room for the castle's 3,000 acre estate. The last surviving evicted resident of ''Mullach Gearr'', Freddy McHugh, died in the 1960s. A m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muckross Head
Muckross Head is a small peninsula in the parish of Kilcar about 10 km west of Killybegs, County Donegal, in north-western Ireland. It contains a popular rock-climbing area, noted for its unusual horizontally layered structure. Overview Muckross Head has two beaches, one of which is popular with surfers. That beach (''trá na nglór'' in Irish, or "beach of the noise") has a rip tide, coming in at both sides and sucking out in the middle, but is not particularly dangerous. The other beach (''trá bán'', meaning "white beach" in Irish) some hundreds of metres away is a popular family beach which is safe for swimming but has a risk of rockfall. That beach also has a public car park and toilets in summer. The area is referred to in a 1732 survey of the Murray-Hamilton estate, of which it was a small part (see public records office Belfast). The survey referred to a house "on the point" occupied by a Mr Murray (probably the principal tenant who would have had many peasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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