The Shannon Floodlands : a natural history of the Shannon Callows / Stephen Heery.
By: Heery, S. (Stephen).
Material type: BookPublisher: Newtownlynch, Kinvara, Co. Galway : Tír Eolas, 1993Description: 167 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 x 22 cm.ISBN: 1873821026.Subject(s): Floodplains -- Ireland -- Shannon River Valley | Floods -- Ireland | Stream ecology -- Ireland | Natural history -- Ireland -- Shannon River ValleyDDC classification: 551.489Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 551.489 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00110069 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"that precious strech of meadowland" An introduction to the Shannon, the Callows and the book -- "hemmed in by soft glacial deposits and bog" The making of the Callows -- "the acres that feed the winter swans" Flooding on the Callows -- "guaranteed freedom to produce at will" Plant life on the Callows -- "skylarks and corncrakes are often heard" Bird-life on the Callows through the seasons -- "a struggle with the Shannon" Farming on the Callows -- The next 200 years? Conservation on the Callows.
Cian Ó Sé collection.