Irish Ice Age Trail

The Glen of Imaal is usually off-limits to visitors and so this was an especially fun tour to pull together.

Check out our new virtual tour of the Glen of Imaal and Lugnaquilla! You'll find moraines, tors, erratics, and maybe even some soil creep if you look closely. sites.google.com/view/irishicea…

Geological Survey Ireland @Dept_ECC recently updated the Quaternary Sediments layer on the map viewer. You can find links to the updated data, including the REST service here : #Sed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">gsi.ie/en-ie/data-and…”

It may be a rainy day in Dublin, but the sun is always shining in our just-posted tour of Ben Corr in County Galway! Grab a cup of tea and explore the highlands of Connemara to check out evidence of (rather intense!) glacial erosion. sites.google.com/view/irishicea…

Would you like to visit the south shore of Lough Mask? Check out the new virtual site visit just published on the Irish Ice Age Trail! sites.google.com/view/irishicea… There are glacial erratics galore, and some very neat limestone weathering patterns to investigate. 🧐

@GraemeMWarren Thanks, Graeme!

This is a very cool resource. Congratulations to all involved!

We will be adding more sites soon, as well as additional resources and materials for second and third-level students. In the meantime, let us know what you think! We'd love your feedback as this project grows.

The Ice Age Trail is up and running! If you'd like to use the Irish landscape in your teaching but can't make it to the field, check out the virtual tours we have posted here: sites.google.com/view/irishicea… Below is a photo of Slieve Carr, Co. Mayo, a featured site you can explore now!

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#SocialDistancing doesn’t put an end to learning! taking advantage of gorgeous weather to explore the coastal dynamics and role of #oceans in climate here at #SilverStrand #maskson #geographymatters #fieldbasedlearning

Exciting things are afoot....stay tuned for updates!