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Memoir, Geological Survey of Ireland (Sheets 158 and 159). The 

 area described is a tract lying east and west in the County Wexford. 

 (No available details given.) 



Memoir, Geological Survey of Ireland (Sheets 169, 170, 180, and 

 181), (1879). The area described is a portion of the county "Wexford, 

 and forms the south-eastern extremity of Ireland. 



(p. 5.) — " Of BannoAv there is a tradition that the ancient city vras 

 buried in the sand ; this, however, cannot be correct, as the sands are 

 only a few feet deep, and could only obliterate the foundations of the 

 houses. 



" Off the south coast, are the Saltee and Keragh Islands, with 

 various sea rocks, while south-east of Greenore, on the east coast, is the 

 Tuscar Rock and lighthouse." 



From the consideration of the foregoing series of extracts taken 

 from the Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland, it may be re- 

 cognized, that in one of them alone is the waste of the coast of 

 Ireland specifically alluded to and dealt with, that is, in that of the 

 Counties Wicklow and Wexford, by Mr. George Kinahan. He not only 

 considers the data presented by the coast from that point of view, but 

 also gives measurements and details which would allow of further 

 waste and change being defined and measured as to extent and 

 character. 



In his memoir dealing with the Aran Islands he also gives specific 

 details as to the size of the rocks moved by the waves, and enters 

 into interesting details as regards the formation of the block beaches, 

 and their significance. As regards all the other memoirs, the question 

 of the waste or wear of the coast is not specifically considered, although 

 in many of them, the characters of the cliffs, chasms, caves, &c., 

 resulting from the action of the ocean waves on the coast line, are 

 incidentally considered, and more or less fully detailed, but without 

 any attempt at measuring the action of the waves, or of generally 

 defining the outline of the coast by prominent points so as to furnish 

 to some extent points of comparison for future investigations. From 

 the whole of the remarks it can be clearly inferred that considerable 

 and continuous waste of coast line is going on day by day, and that 



