{"id":4555,"date":"2020-09-11T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?page_id=4555"},"modified":"2021-11-25T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T14:12:28","slug":"geosites-places-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/explore-and-experiece\/geosites-places-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Geosites &#038; Places of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_section\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1597317250453 row-contains-padding-top row-contains-padding-bottom liquid-row-shadowbox-69d2a85247377\"><div class=\"ld-container container\"><div class=\"row ld-row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d2a852476c6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options='{\"triggerHandler\":\"inview\",\"animationTarget\":\".wpb_column\",\"duration\":700,\"delay\":100,\"easing\":\"easeOutQuint\",\"direction\":\"forward\",\"initValues\":[],\"animations\":[]}' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1597318127077 liquid-row-shadowbox-69d2a85247828 vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-69d2a85247a39\"><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<h2>C\u00c9 NA GEOSHU\u00cdOMH- ANNA SEO?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 liquid-column-69d2a85247cb9\"><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<h5>T\u00e1 s\u00e9 mar aidhm againn go mbeidh an ceantar seo ina gheoph\u00e1irc, \u00e1it a bhfuil carraigeacha d\u2019aoiseanna \u00e9ags\u00fala agus sampla\u00ed de charraigeacha \u00f3 fhormh\u00f3r na dtr\u00e9imhs\u00ed geola\u00edocha, \u00f3n tr\u00e9imhse R\u00e9amhchaimbriach go dt\u00ed an Tr\u00e9imhse Cheathartha (700 milli\u00fan bliain \u00f3 shin go dt\u00ed an l\u00e1 inniu).<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d2a85247e77\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d2a85247ff0\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69d2a85248036{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d2a85248036\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Is iad na carraigeacha agus na strucht\u00fair gheola\u00edocha a chabhra\u00edonn linn gluaiseachta\u00ed na h\u00c9ireann a rian\u00fa siar thar na blianta geola\u00edocha: \u00f3na t\u00fas in aig\u00e9an \u00e9adomhain nua sa leathsf\u00e9ar theas, nuair a bh\u00ed \u00c9ire scoilte thar dh\u00e1 mh\u00f3r-roinn \u00e9ags\u00fala go dt\u00ed gur bualadh le ch\u00e9ile iad agus crutha\u00edodh aon mh\u00f3r-roinn amh\u00e1in, go raibh s\u00ed mar chuid de chrios fada sl\u00e9ibhte, gur bhog s\u00ed \u00f3 thuaidh i dtreo na dtr\u00f3paic\u00ed agus go raibh s\u00ed cl\u00fadaithe leis an bhfarraige ghl\u00e9ghlan the, \u00e1it ar fh\u00e1s sceireacha coir\u00e9il, agus faoi dheireadh, go dt\u00ed a su\u00edomh reatha. Cabhra\u00edonn na h\u00e1iteanna insp\u00e9ise seo linn an sc\u00e9al geola\u00edoch a insint. N\u00ed hamh\u00e1in go gcl\u00fada\u00edonn s\u00e9 na milli\u00fain bliain, ach is ioma\u00ed leithead, aer\u00e1id, teocht agus leibh\u00e9al farraige \u00e9ags\u00fail at\u00e1 sa sc\u00e9al geola\u00edoch chomh maith. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn siad tr\u00e9imhs\u00ed \u00e9ags\u00fala nuair a bh\u00ed go leor gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed bolc\u00e1nacha in \u00c9irinn, n\u00f3 nuair a bh\u00ed an t\u00edr faoin aig\u00e9an agus cl\u00fadaithe leis an bhfarraige. Is \u00e9 an t\u00edrdhreach a fheicimid inniu a nascann an ghn\u00edomha\u00edocht gheola\u00edoch le ch\u00e9ile, lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear c\u00e9n chaoi ar chruthaigh oighearshruthanna \u00f3n tr\u00e9imhse gheola\u00edoch is d\u00e9ana\u00ed, an Tr\u00e9imhse Cheathartha, an t\u00edrdhreach.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 geola\u00edocht a bhfuil t\u00e1bhacht idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta ag baint l\u00e9i ag na geoshu\u00edomhanna seo \u2013 cuid d\u00edobh nach bhfuil le f\u00e1il \u00e1it ar bith eile ar domhan \u2013 \u00e9 sin, n\u00f3 t\u00e1 siad mar chuid de cheantar a bhfuil an-chuid staire cult\u00fartha ag baint leis, arb iad sin na crit\u00e9ir bhun\u00fasacha a bhaineann le st\u00e1das geoph\u00e1irce a bhaint amach.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69d2a8524821d\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69d2a852483b0\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69d2a85248400{height:100px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d2a85248400\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .liquid-blog-grid{margin-left:-15px;margin-right:-15px;}.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .liquid-blog-grid > div{padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;}.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .liquid-blog-grid .liquid-lp{margin-bottom:30px;}.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .filter-list{margin-bottom:px;}.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .liquid-blog-item .liquid-lp-title,.ld_blog_69d2a85248483 .liquid-lp .liquid-lp-title{margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}<\/style><div data-filter-id=\"1597317078544-30ec40cb-ab6f\" class=\"liquid-blog-posts ld_blog_69d2a85248483 1597317078545-2a4acd6e-2d73\" data-post-per-page=\"20\"><div class=\"liquid-blog-grid row\"><div class=\"col-md-4\"><article id=\"post-4578\" class=\"liquid-lp post-4578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geosites tag-attractions tag-geosite tag-mayo\"><figure class=\"liquid-lp-media\"  data-responsive-bg=\"true\" data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options='{ \"parallaxBG\": true }'><a  href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/ga\/attractions\/geosites\/geosite-aill-dubh-mountain-building\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"800\" 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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