. Manual of the geology of Ireland. beola Mountains. To the north of the entrance toGalway Bay is a remarkable archipelago; and at themouth of the bay are the three islands of Aran, whichtradition says were formerly joined to the Burren, inClare. Off the coast of Kerry are some remarkable stacksof rock, including the Skelligs. These are generally thefirst land sighted by home-bound ships from little to the NE. of them is Valentia, separated fromthe mainland by a narrow channel and harbour. 1 1 f\ Geology of Ireland. On the W. coast of Cork is Dursey Island, severedfrom the mainland b
. Manual of the geology of Ireland. beola Mountains. To the north of the entrance toGalway Bay is a remarkable archipelago; and at themouth of the bay are the three islands of Aran, whichtradition says were formerly joined to the Burren, inClare. Off the coast of Kerry are some remarkable stacksof rock, including the Skelligs. These are generally thefirst land sighted by home-bound ships from little to the NE. of them is Valentia, separated fromthe mainland by a narrow channel and harbour. 1 1 f\ Geology of Ireland. On the W. coast of Cork is Dursey Island, severedfrom the mainland by one of the transverse valleys men-tioned when describing the rivers, and off Dursey Headare three remarkable sea rocks called the Bull, the Cow,and the Calf. On the south coast of Cork is an archi-pelago, the most southern island being Clear, but the mostsouthern land is the rock called the Fastnet, which liesfour miles south-west of Cape Clear. It is also strikingfor its aspect, as it rises with nearly perpendicular sides to Skelligs, County Kerry. a height of about 95 feet from the water, with not muchmore than room for the base of the lighthouse that standson it. It is represented in the vignette on the cover ofthis Book, from a sketch by Wyley taken during one of myfirst field lessons. The different N. and S. straitsbetween Clear and the other islands are parallel to thealready described transverse valleys of south-west Cork. It is remarkable that there are no islands, except theTuskar rock, off the E. coast of Wexford and Wicklow, as Islands. 2>Z7 the masses of interstratified eruptive rocks in the Cambro-Silurians might have been expected to form prominencesthere as on the land ; yet it would appear from the chartsthat the}?- do not do so anywhere E. of the coast line. Offthe Dublin coast are Lambay, a considerable sized island,Irelands Eye, the Skerries, and the remarkable sea-rockcalled Rockabill. SECTION V.—ECONOMICAL PRODUCTS. CHAPTER XXL MINES AND MINERAL
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