Hardcore Cork:

Geology in the City

References

On this page, you'll a list of literature and resources used for this project. The knowledge compiled across the website has been produced by many researchers over the decades and centuries who've uncovered an incredible amount of knowledge on Cork's and our planet's geology and history.

We've also added a few additional resources that we personally enjoy and they'll hopefully inspire you to engage further with Cork and Ireland's geology and natural environments.

Other resources:

Geological Survey Ireland – GSI is the main funder for this website, but we aren’t just posting this because of their support. Their website has one of the best geological map resources available online with gigabytes of useful and relevant data made publicly available. They’re almost done with auditing Ireland’s prominent geological heritage sites which is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Ireland’s geology and landscape.

Cork Geological Association – A passionate local group for anyone interested in Cork’s geology. Over the years, they’ve hosted field trips across the island and abroad, talks from pioneering scholars and peeks at rocks from the Moon.

Cork City Council Heritage – This page has many publications on the built and natural heritage of Cork City and other forms of content to learn about the city’s past and present.

There’s also a brochure and video co-developed by Thomas Heising from Hardcore Cork under their Heritage Projects page.

University College Cork: Geoscience – Considering studying geology? Have a look at UCC’s programmes and research areas.

National Museum of Ireland – The National Museum of Ireland has many of the fossils and rocks found in Cork on display – both online and offline.

Littoral Space (podcast) – A soothing and brilliant podcast by Dr Richard Scriven giving a local’s insights and knowledge about the River Lee.

Cllr. Kieran McCarthy – Kieran McCarthy’s website has many resources on Cork City’s history, and often he personally shows up in physical manifestation to do historical tours through the city.

Books:

Bracken, G. & Bracken, A. Cork strolls: exploring Cork’s architectural treasures. The Collins Press, Cork, Ireland (2018).

Coxon, P., McCarron, S. & Mitchell, F. Advances in Irish Quaternary Studies. Atlantis Press, Paris, France (2017).

Meere, P., MacCarthy, I., Reavy, J., Allen, A. & Higgs, K. Geology of Ireland: a field guide. The Collins Press, Cork, Ireland (2013).

McCarthy, K. & Breen, D. Cork harbour through time. Amberley Publishing, Gloucestershire, Great Britain (2014).

McCarthy, K. Cork in 50 buildings. Amberley Publishing, Gloucestershire, Great Britain (2018).

Articles:

Higgs, K. & Beese, A. P. A Jurassic microflora from the Colbond Clay of Cloyne, County Cork. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 99–109 (1986).

Kendall, R. S. The Old Red Sandstone of Britain and Ireland—a review. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 128(3), 409–421 (2017).

Robin, N., Guériau, P., Luque, J., Jarvis, D., Daley, A. C. & Vonk, R. The oldest peracarid crustacean reveals a Late Devonian freshwater colonization by isopod relatives. bioRxiv (2021).

Smart, M. S., Filippelli G., Gilhooly III, W. P. , Ozaki K., Reinhard C. T., Marshall J. E. A. & Whiteside J. H. The expansion of land plants during the Late Devonian contributed to the marine mass extinction. Communications Earth & Environment. 449 (2023).

Tara, D., Maccarthy, I. A. J., R., Alistair, Higgs, A. & Higgs, B. Late Pleistocene-Holocene Buried Valleys in the Cork Syncline, Ireland. Journal of Maps 2:1, 79-93 (2006).

Monographs:

Jarvis, D. E. The stratigraphy, palynology, palynofacies and sedimentology of the Devonian-Carboniferous Kiltorcan Formation of Southern Ireland. University College Cork (PhD thesis) (1992).

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. An introduction to the architectural heritage of Cork city (2012).