Ireland possesses no active volcanoes. Volcanic activity in the country occurred primarily between 480–430 mya (million years ago), during the Ordovician geological age.[1]
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | ||
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metres | feet | Coordinates | County | ||
Bennaunmore[2] | 454 | 1490 | 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W | Kerry | +358 mya |
Bohaun[3] | - | - | 53°42′00″N 9°24′00″W / 53.70000°N 9.40000°W | Mayo | - |
Cnoc An Duin[4][5] | 67 | 220 | 53°24′54″N 10°06′55″W / 53.4149°N 10.1152°W | Galway | +58 mya |
Croghan Hill[6] | 234 | 768 | 53°20′48″N 7°16′39″W / 53.34667°N 7.27750°W | Offaly | ±350 mya |
Horses Glen[2] | - | - | 51°58′25″N 9°28′17″W / 51.973562°N 9.471339°W | Kerry | +358 mya |
Killeen[2] | - | - | Kerry | +358 mya | |
Lambay Island[7] | - | - | 53°31′36″N 8°21′10″W / 53.52667°N 8.35278°W | Dublin | - |
Limerick volcanic basin[8] | 220 | 782 | 52°31′23″N 8°24′14″W / 52.523°N 8.404°W | Limerick | - |
Loch Na Fooey | 25 | 82 | 53°34′40″N 9°32′53″W / 53.57778°N 9.54806°W | Galway | ±490 mya |
Vinegar Hill[7] | 122 | 400 | 52°30′07″N 6°33′57″W / 52.502064°N 6.565876°W | Wexford | - |
Westmeath-Offaly volcano[9] | - | - | 53°24′58″N 7°17′46″W / 53.416°N 7.296°W | Offaly and Westmeath | ±330 mya |