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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Ennis

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Ennis

Site Details

Location
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Ennis
Grid reference
52.841847, -8.983475
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals, olivelites
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones) and Trace fossils (burrows)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone and Sandstone
Access Info
Easily accesible from the footpath.
Fossil Info
There are mainly corals on the walls of the church and brachiopods on the nearby "hands" sculpture. On the floor in front of the church's entrance and in the courtyard there are burrow trace fossils (olivelites).

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Ireland's Fossil Heritage

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School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30,

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