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The Paws · 03-07-2009, 22:21

What about Cork area??

**Galvasean** · 07-07-2009, 02:58

Did some rummaging and found a great post in another thread taht you guys might find useful:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost....57&postcount=4

The Paws · 26-07-2009, 22:51

Thanks Galvasean,

I just saw my message in my PM. Thanks again!

mark302 · 04-02-2010, 14:26

Portmarnock beach is quite long, can you tell me the best spots along the beach to look? Went walking there last weekend and all i found was a nice large crab claw (not fossilized) lol

stravinsky · 21-05-2010, 10:15

There are a lot of fossils embedded in the rock at Low Rock, Malahide (between Portmarnock and Malahide, near the bathing hut). I'm no expert, and I never found anything removable.

Photograph here: http://www.malahidelive.ie/forum/132...-rock-malahide

Any help identifying would be appreciated.

Previously (a year or more ago) I saw a lot of oval-ish fossils, an inch or two wide, all the same distinctive shape. No phot unfortunately. Don't find them now. Maybe I'm looking in a different place, or maybe someone has cut them out, which would be a shame.

**Wibbs** · 21-05-2010, 12:03

Looks like a brachiopod. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pl...Ordovician.jpg The rock there is very tough. The fossils can be ok, but not great preservation IIRC.

stravinsky · 21-05-2010, 12:44

Thanks Wibbs,
Yeah, these fossils are on the exposed beach so subject to a regular drenching which must take its toll over the millenia.

Mal-Adjusted · 24-05-2010, 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wibbs

Looks like a brachiopod. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pl...Ordovician.jpg The rock there is very tough. The fossils can be ok, but not great preservation IIRC.

The limestone rocks around east clare are good for brachiopods!

rccaulfield · 03-08-2010, 21:59

Is Balbriggan known for good fossil hunting? From the beach toward bremore where they are going to build Dublin Port has alot of exposed and loose rock. How can i find out whether its legal to hammer down there?

**Galvasean** · 03-08-2010, 23:30

I would imagine writing to the local County Council. I think they are under Fingal County Council's juristiction.

jimmyhamster · 09-08-2010, 15:16

Hi
I wonder if you guys could help
I purchased a derelict cottage in Roscommon last year and immediately
noticed what looked like fossils lying around the back garden.
I now am doing some demolition work and have noticed that the stones I am taking down from the walls also have these fossils.I am not very well versed in identifying what I am looking at but they look like tubes of various sizes along with other stuff with no real description.The local farmer seems uninterested in my finds but he said to me that I should uncover the mound on his land and have a look.I couldn't wait so as soon as he headed off I started to pull back the grass and moss from the mound and underneath is a huge piece of rock maybe
6to 8foot across and about 4 foot out of the ground its full of uniformed holes and creases and has what look like tree limbs or bones coming out from within
I thought it may be a tree stump which has been fossilized
is it normal to find this amount of fossils in rural Ireland especially in a 300 year old house wall

rccaulfield · 19-08-2011, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by rccaulfield

Is Balbriggan known for good fossil hunting? From the beach toward bremore where they are going to build Dublin Port has alot of exposed and loose rock. How can i find out whether its legal to hammer down there?

Nope

all the rocks there are volcanic in nature(not sedimentary so only what the sea washes up really! Although theres exposed earth banks that run for miles that may have good recent stuff in there stretching down the the Bremore passage graves!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmyhamster

Hi
I wonder if you guys could help
I purchased a derelict cottage in Roscommon last year and immediately
noticed what looked like fossils lying around the back garden.
I now am doing some demolition work and have noticed that the stones I am taking down from the walls also have these fossils.I am not very well versed in identifying what I am looking at but they look like tubes of various sizes along with other stuff with no real description.The local farmer seems uninterested in my finds but he said to me that I should uncover the mound on his land and have a look.I couldn't wait so as soon as he headed off I started to pull back the grass and moss from the mound and underneath is a huge piece of rock maybe
6to 8foot across and about 4 foot out of the ground its full of uniformed holes and creases and has what look like tree limbs or bones coming out from within
I thought it may be a tree stump which has been fossilized
is it normal to find this amount of fossils in rural Ireland especially in a 300 year old house wall

Wow what happened with this?

Alvin T. Grey · 22-08-2011, 10:27

First and formost, know your rocks:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/53891478/Geology-of-Ireland

dolano · 02-02-2012, 14:01

Steedagh Point in Sligo , a huge amount of fossils to be found on the rocks there

Step23 · 04-02-2012, 19:12

There are no formal fossil collecting groups in Ireland, which is a shame (this also applies to minerals), considering there are loads of small collecting groups and regular trading fairs/shows in England it really puts Ireland to shame in this regard.

However, for those interested in learning more about geology and fossils I would strongly advise joining the Irish Geological Assocation.
http://www.geology.ie/

Or send me a PM if you want any futher information on collecting locations in Leinster.

21-05-2010, 12:44	#37
stravinsky Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks! Thanks Wibbs, Yeah, these fossils are on the exposed beach so subject to a regular drenching which must take its toll over the millenia.

09-08-2010, 15:16	#41
jimmyhamster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 9 Adverts \| Friends	loads of fossils Hi I wonder if you guys could help I purchased a derelict cottage in Roscommon last year and immediately noticed what looked like fossils lying around the back garden. I now am doing some demolition work and have noticed that the stones I am taking down from the walls also have these fossils.I am not very well versed in identifying what I am looking at but they look like tubes of various sizes along with other stuff with no real description.The local farmer seems uninterested in my finds but he said to me that I should uncover the mound on his land and have a look.I couldn't wait so as soon as he headed off I started to pull back the grass and moss from the mound and underneath is a huge piece of rock maybe 6to 8foot across and about 4 foot out of the ground its full of uniformed holes and creases and has what look like tree limbs or bones coming out from within I thought it may be a tree stump which has been fossilized is it normal to find this amount of fossils in rural Ireland especially in a 300 year old house wall

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03-07-2009, 22:21	#31
The Paws Closed Account Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 408 Adverts \| Friends	What about Cork area??

07-07-2009, 02:58	#32
Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,410 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	Did some rummaging and found a great post in another thread taht you guys might find useful: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost....57&postcount=4

26-07-2009, 22:51	#33
The Paws Closed Account Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 408 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks Galvasean, I just saw my message in my PM. Thanks again!

04-02-2010, 14:26	#34
mark302 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 Adverts \| Friends	Portmarnock beach is quite long, can you tell me the best spots along the beach to look? Went walking there last weekend and all i found was a nice large crab claw (not fossilized) lol

21-05-2010, 10:15	#35
stravinsky Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2 Adverts \| Friends	There are a lot of fossils embedded in the rock at Low Rock, Malahide (between Portmarnock and Malahide, near the bathing hut). I'm no expert, and I never found anything removable. Photograph here: http://www.malahidelive.ie/forum/132...-rock-malahide Any help identifying would be appreciated. Previously (a year or more ago) I saw a lot of oval-ish fossils, an inch or two wide, all the same distinctive shape. No phot unfortunately. Don't find them now. Maybe I'm looking in a different place, or maybe someone has cut them out, which would be a shame.

21-05-2010, 12:03	#36
Wibbs Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nothing in life has any business being perfect Posts: 26,696 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Ladies Lounge Mods, Ladies' Lounge Private, Sex & Sexuality, The Ladies' Lounge, Watches & Timepieces	Looks like a brachiopod. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pl...Ordovician.jpg The rock there is very tough. The fossils can be ok, but not great preservation IIRC.

03-08-2010, 21:59	#39
rccaulfield Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 977 Adverts \| Friends	Is Balbriggan known for good fossil hunting? From the beach toward bremore where they are going to build Dublin Port has alot of exposed and loose rock. How can i find out whether its legal to hammer down there?

03-08-2010, 23:30	#40
Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,410 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	I would imagine writing to the local County Council. I think they are under Fingal County Council's juristiction.

22-08-2011, 10:27	#43
Alvin T. Grey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,089 Adverts \| Friends	First and formost, know your rocks: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/53891478/Geology-of-Ireland

02-02-2012, 14:01	#44
dolano Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3 Adverts \| Friends	Steedagh Point in Sligo , a huge amount of fossils to be found on the rocks there

04-02-2012, 19:12	#45
Step23 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dublin Posts: 83 Adverts \| Friends	There are no formal fossil collecting groups in Ireland, which is a shame (this also applies to minerals), considering there are loads of small collecting groups and regular trading fairs/shows in England it really puts Ireland to shame in this regard. However, for those interested in learning more about geology and fossils I would strongly advise joining the Irish Geological Assocation. http://www.geology.ie/ Or send me a PM if you want any futher information on collecting locations in Leinster.