River Fergus wooden fish traps AD1400-1430. Photo courtesy of Dr Aidan O'Sullivan UCD.

Foragers, Farmers and Fishers in a Coastal Landscape—An intertidal Archaeological Survey of the Shannon Estuary AIDAN O'SULLIVAN345 pp., 92 colour 84 b&w illustrations, mapsDiscovery Programme, Royal Irish Academy, 34 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, 2001, NPG, ISBN 1-874045-85-2

McErlean, T., McConkey, R. and Forsythe, W., 2002. Strangford Lough: An archaeological survey of the maritime cultural landscape. Blackstaff Press.

Medieval fish trap Strangford Lough in County Down Northen Ireland. Source Google Maps data gathered by P. Montgomery.

Wishing everyone around the world a very happy #saintpatricksday! One of Ireland's gems is its #fishweirs, which have been used along the coast of the island of Ireland from prehistory onwards, such as the #LoughSwilly, #StrangfordLough, and #Shannonestuary. #coastalhistory #Coastalhistory #4oceans

#LNG
#ShannonEstuary
#spéirghorm

#LNG
#Climate
#ShannonEstuary

This place near Loop Head in County Clare is called The Grave of the Yellow Men, where the crew of a ship from an unidentified country perished. Their origins remain a #mystery. #art #orlaclancycontemporaryart #CountyClare #shannonestuary #loveofthelandscape #workonpaper #oilpastel #wildatlanticway

Hot off the presses! 📰📰 If you're in the Askeaton/Ballysteen area, be sure to pick up a copy of the ABC News 2025 to read about the "Forgotten Defenders", the pillboxes of the Shannon Estuary. #foynestolimerickroadproject #foynestolimerick #wwii #wwi #shannonestuary #pillboxes

Kilcredaun Lighthouse, Loop Head, Co. Clare.

#kilcredaun #Lighthouse #shannonestuary #dolphinwatch #wildatlanticway #WAW #loophead #clare

Kilcredaun Lighthouse, Loop Head, Co. Clare.

#kilcredaun #Lighthouse #shannonestuary #dolphinwatch #wildatlanticway #WAW #loophead #clare

The Forgotten Defenders - Pillboxes of the Shannon Estuary

AMS is delighted to announce the publication of an article on the #pillboxes of the #ShannonEstuary in TII's Seanda Ezine. Read the article➡️ buff.ly/CngdgVI #colimerick #askeaton #foynestolimerick #wwi #wwii #worldwarhistory #archaeology #irisharchaeology #Irishpillboxes #culturalheritage

#Kerry #Landbank #FrackedGas #RenewableEnergy #DirtyGas #FossilFuels #ShannonEstuary

This place near Loop Head in County Clare is called The Grave of the Yellow Men, where the crew of a ship from an unidentified country perished. Their origins remain a #mystery. #art #orlaclancycontemporaryart #CountyClare #shannonestuary #loveofthelandscape #workonpaper #oilpastel #wildatlanticway

✨ Title: Shannon Estuary Days
🎨 Artist: John Lee

🔗 Explore more by the artist: irishartmart.ie/artist/john-...

#AbstractArt #OilPainting #ContemporaryArt #ShannonEstuary #BuyOriginalArt #ModernLandscape #CanvasArt #NatureInArt

Medieval fish trap Strangford Lough in County Down Northen Ireland. Source Google Maps data gathered by P. Montgomery.

McErlean, T., McConkey, R. and Forsythe, W., 2002. Strangford Lough: An archaeological survey of the maritime cultural landscape. Blackstaff Press.

Picture of the Lough Swilly stone fish trap Donegal Ireland ©Paul Montgomery 2013. Montgomery, Paul, Wes Forsythe, and Colin Breen. "Intertidal fish traps from Ireland: some recent discoveries in Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal." Journal of Maritime Archaeology 10.2 (2015): 117-139.

#Doonbeg #Co_Clare #Ireland home to one of the bigest #intertidal stone #fishweir 'fish pounds' or salmon walls. Source Google Maps.

Wishing everyone around the world a very happy #saintpatricksday! One Ireland gems are its #fishweirs have been used along the coast of the island of Ireland from prehistory onwards such the #fishwerisof the #LoughSwilly #StrangfordLough #Shannonestuary. 1/
#coastalhistory #maritimeheritage

Missed this amazing news about 1st recorded presence of a #humpback #whale in the #shannonestuary. A whale has been mentioned as a possible alternate explanation for the monster referred to in the Irish name for #Scattery Island - Inis Cathaigh - said to have been banished by St Senan.

The port at Limerick City #Limerick #ShannonEstuary