Description:
Poets, artists, visitors, and all those who love the island of Ireland are inspired by the beauty of its magnificent natural landscape.

In this comprehensively illustrated guide to the whole island, Charles Holland, Emeritus Fellow Trinity College, Dublin and formerly Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, describes this wonderful scenery and places it in its geological context. He explains why the scenery looks as it does, how the land beneath our feet has been formed and why the landscape changes, sometimes dramatically, from lush pasture to mountain and moorland.

Written for all those who want to understand the fabric of the island's scenery; for those who wonder why Ireland looks as it does; and for those who wish to understand the geological history and the forces that have formed the island, this book will find a treasured place in their bookcases, rucksacks, and glove compartments.

Charles Hepworth Holland is the retired Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin where he still teaches. He is a past President of The Geological Society and of the Palaeontological Society