Geology Library

Coleman, J. J. (1965). The Caves of Ireland. Tralee: Anvil Books.

Coxon, C. E., and P. Coxon (1994). Carbonate deposition in turloughs (seasonal lakes) on the western limestone lowlands of Ireland: II: The sedimentary record. Irish Geography 27 (1), 28-35. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

Douglas, J.A. (1909): The Carboniferous limestone of County Clare, Ireland. Quaternary Journal of the Geological Society of London, 65, 538-86.

Drew, D.P. (1973): A preliminary study of the geomorphology o the Ailwee area, central Burren, Co. Clare. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 13, 227-244.

Drew, D. (1975). Landforms of the Burren, County Clare. Geographical Viewpoint 4, 21-38. The Journal of the Irish Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland. Dublin.

Drew, D.P. and Cohne, J.H. (1980): Geomorphology and sediments of Ailwee Cave, Co. Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 15, 227-240.

Drew, D. (1982). Environmental Archaeology and Karstic Terrains: The Example of The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. In: M. Bell and S. Limbrey (Eds.) Archaeological Aspects of Woodland Ecology, Symposia of The Association for Environmental Archaeology No.2. British Archaeological Reports International Series 146, 115-127. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.

Drew, D. (1983). Accelerated soil erosion in a karst area: The Burren, Western Ireland. Journal of Hydrology 61, 113-124. Amsterdam: Elselvier Scientific Publishing Co.

Drew, D. (1984). Ailwee Cave and the caves of the Burren. The Irish Heritage Series No. 43. Dublin: Eason and Son Ltd.

Drew, D.P. and C.E. Coxon (1988): The effect of land drainage on groundwater resources in karstic areas of Ireland. In: Daoxian, Y. (ed.): Karst Hydrogeology and Karst Environmental Protection, Proceedings of the 21st International Association of Hydrogeologists, Guilin, China. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, 204-9.

Drew, D. (1990). The Hydrology of the Burren, County Clare. Irish Geography 23(2), 69-89. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

Drew, D. and D. Daly (1993). Groundwater and Karstification in mid-Galway, south Mayo and north Clare. A Trinity College Dublin/Geological Survey of Ireland joint report.

Drew, D. and E. Magee (1994). Environmental implications of land reclamation in the Burren, Co. Clare: a preliminary analysis. Irish Geography 27(2), 81-96. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

Drew, D. (1995). Summary of the baseline study of hydrology and water quality in the Mullaghmore area of the Burren National Park, January 1992-September 1995 (includes Summer 1995 Report). Dublin: Geography Department, Trinity College Dublin.

Drew, D. (1996). A Survey of Recent Reclamation in the Burren. Unpublished report for the Heritage Council.

Drew, D. (1997). The Burren, county Clare. In: Aalen, F. H. A, K. Whelan and M. Stout, (Eds.) Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape, 287-298. Cork: University Press.

Farrington, A. (1965). The Last Glaciation in the Burren, Co. Clare. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy 64B, 33-39. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Feehan, J. (1991). The Rocks and Landforms of the Burren. In: O'Connell, J. W. and A. Korff (Eds.) The Book of the Burren, 14-30. Kinvara: Tir Eolas.

Finch, T. F. (1967). Slieve Elva, Co. Clare- a nunatak? Irish Naturalists Journal 15, 133-136. Belfast.

Finch, T. F. (1971). Soils of County Clare. Soil Survey Bulletin No. 23. Dublin: An Foras Taluntais (The Agricultural Institute).

Foot, F. J. (1863). Explanation to accompany Sheets 114, 122 and 123 of the maps of the Geological Survey of Ireland. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland.

Gillespie, P.A., Walsh, J.J, Watterson, J., Bonson, C.G. & Manzocchi, T. (2001) Scaling relationships of joint and vein arrays from The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 183-201.(1999)

Goldie, H. S. (1993). Human Impact on Karst in the British Isles. In: Williams, P. W. (ed.) Karst Terrains: Environmental Changes and Human Impact 161-185. Catena Supplement 25. Cremlingen: Catena Verlag.

Hanna, F.K. (1968). The Cave of the Wild Horses, Kilcorney, Co. Clare. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 11, 287-291.

Hodson, F. (1954). The beds above the Carboniferous limestone in north-western County Clare, Eire. The Quarterly Journal of The Geological Society of London CIX, Part 3, 259-283. London: Lewis and Co.

Ingle Smith, D. and Nicholson, F.H. (1964). A study of limestone solution in northwest Co. Clare, Eire. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 10, 119-38.

Jukers, J.B. and Foot, F.J. (1860). Explanations to accompany sheets 131 and 132. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland.

Kinahan, G.H. (1865). Explanations to accompany sheets 115 and 116. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland.

Mills, P. (1979). Burren Soils and Vegetation BA(Mod) Thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

Moles, N, R. Moles and G. O'Donovan (1995). Evidence for the Presence of Quaternary Loess-derived Soils in the Burren Karstic Area, Western Ireland. Irish Geography 28(1), 48-63. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

O'Connell, M. (ed.) (1994). Burren, Co. Clare. Irish Association for Quarternary Studies, Field Guide No. 18.

Ryan, J. (1991). The wetlands of Kinvarra and adjacent catchments. Submission to the OPW. (Courtesy of Duchas, Corofin, Co. Clare).

Self, D.A. et al. (1980). The caves of Oughtdarra, Co. Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 15 (3), 245-256.

Self, C.A. (1981). Caves of County Clare, Bristol, 225 pp.

Simms, M.J. (2000). Quartz-rich cave sediments in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society, 22, 81-98.

Simms, M. (2001). Exploring the Limestone Landscapes of the Burren and the Gort Lowlands. Burrenkarst.com, Belfast

Smart, P. L., H. Friedreich and S. T. Trudgill (1986). Controls on the Composition of Authigenic Percolation Water in the Burren, Ireland. In: Paterson, K. and M. M. Sweeting (Eds.) New Directions in Karst: Proceedings of The Anglo-French Karst Symposium 17-49, Norwich: Geo Books.

Sweeting, M. M. (1953). The enclosed depression of Carron, County Clare. Irish Geography 2, 218-224. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

Sweeting, M. M. (1955). The landforms of north-west County Clare, Ireland. The Institute of British Geographers Publication No. 21. Transactions and Papers 33-49. Liverpool: Philip and Son Ltd.

Tratman, E.K. (1968). A flash flood in the caves of north-west Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 11, 292-6.

Tratman, E.K. (1968). The Kilcorney Depression and its caves, Co. Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 11 284-287.

Tratman, E. K. (ed.) (1969). The Caves of north-west Clare, Ireland. Newtown Abbot: David and Charles.

Trudgill, S.T. (1972). The influence of drifts and soils on limestone weathering in N.W. Clare, Ireland. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 13, 113-118.

Trudgill, S.T., Crabtree, R.W. and Walker, P.J.C. (1979). The age of exposure of limestone pavements - a pilot lichenometric study in Co. Clare, Eire. Transactions of the British Cave Research Association. 6, 10-14.

Warren, W. P. and M. O'Connell (Eds.) (1993).The Burren. IQUA Field Guide No. 15.

Westropp, W.H.S. (1872): Sketch of the physical geography of North Clare. Proceedings of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland. 3, 75-79.

Williams, P. W. (1963). An Initial Estimate of the Speed of Limestone Solution in County Clare. Irish Geography 4, 432-441. Dublin: Geographical Society of Ireland.

Williams, P.W. (1964). Aspects of the limestone physiognomy of parts of counties Clare and Galway, western Ireland. PhD. thesis, Univ. of Cambridge.

Williams, P. W. (1966). Limestone pavements (with special reference to western Ireland). Transactions of The Institute of British Geographers, No. 40, 155-172. London: Philip and Son.