{"id":5302,"date":"2020-10-07T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:49:33","slug":"the-deircs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/attractions\/geosites\/the-deircs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deircs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><style>@media (min-width: 1200px) { .liquid-row-responsive-69effa3a8ae04 {margin-top:80px !important;  }  }   <\/style><section id=\"the-header-hero\" data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options='{\"parallaxBG\":true}' data-bg-image=\"url\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1602075045474 row-contains-padding-top row-contains-padding-bottom liquid-row-responsive-69effa3a8ae04 liquid-row-shadowbox-69effa3a8ae12 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-has-bg\"><div class=\"liquid-row-overlay\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, 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106);}.ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8affa .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8affa\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> GEOSITE<\/span><\/h6><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8b6c0 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8b6c0\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> THE DEIRCS<\/span><\/h2><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8b93c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69effa3a8b93c\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Glacial corries and U-shaped valleys overlooking Lough Mask<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69effa3a8b9b7{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space 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Corries are where glaciers are born: snow accumulates, turns to ice, flows downhill and erodes the mountain in a circular fashion. The view from The Deircs over Lough Mask highlights the contrast with the limestone lowlands.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69effa3a8c525{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69effa3a8c525\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center  liquid_vc_single_image-69effa3a9c64e\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Deircs-geology.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 300 212&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" title=\"Owenbrin valley geological map\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Deircs-geology-300x212.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Deircs-geology-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Deircs-geology-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Deircs-geology-scaled-18x12.jpeg 18w\" data-aspect=\"1.4150943396226\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69effa3a9c7be\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69effa3a9c946{height:75px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69effa3a9c946\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69effa3a9ca01\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8 liquid-column-69effa3a9cad1\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Audio Trail available for this location (also in French and German) at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/tourmakeady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/tourmakeady\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 liquid-column-69effa3a9cc0a\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  liquid_vc_single_image-69effa3aabb1c\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/tourmakeady\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; 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