Historic land reclamation in the intertidal wetlands of the Shannon estuary, western Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorHealy, Michael
dc.contributor.authorHickey, Kieran R.
dc.contributor.funderMary Immaculate College, University of Limericken
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-09T13:46:53Z
dc.date.available2016-05-09T13:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.date.updated2015-08-18T12:02:31Z
dc.description.abstractThere is abundant landscape evidence for extensive land reclamation conducted within the Shannon estuary wetlands. To date, little published research is available which identifies how much reclamation has occurred, its timing and the likely environmental implications. This paper addresses these questions on the basis of available cartographic and documentary data on land reclamation in this area. Identification of reclaimed land was based on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey of Ireland Map Series of 1924. These maps represent landscape features relating to reclamation, such as embankments, artificial arterial drainage channels and sluices. Using such indicators for the purpose of demarcation, the extent of the lands reclaimed has been mapped. Documentary information on reclamation schemes was acquired from the National Archives files on the Irish Quit Rent Office, including letters, memoranda, draft bills and Government Acts, legal documents and statements of account, and these support and supplement cartographic data. In total, approximately 6,500ha of the Shannon estuary lowlands were reclaimed for agriculture and other purposes. This has significantly altered the morphometric characteristics of the estuary, as embankments and revetments for flood protection have reduced the potential energy dissipation area and the water storage capacity of the estuarine wetlands. Reclamation has resulted in modification of the estuarine physical environment and its hydrodynamics, and altered the character of the wetland habitat in the estuary environs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMary Immaculate College, University of Limerick (Academic Research Committee)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationHEALY M. & HICKEY, K. R. (2002) Historic land reclamation in the intertidal wetlands of the Shannon estuary. In: Cooper, J. A. G., and Jackson D. W. T. (eds.), Proceedings from the International Coastal Symposium (ICS) 2002 (Templepatrick, Northern Ireland). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 36, pp. 365-373en
dc.identifier.endpage373en
dc.identifier.issn0749-0208
dc.identifier.issuedSI 36en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Coastal Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage365en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2521
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCoastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF)en
dc.relation.ispartofThe 7th International Coastal Symposium, ICS 2002; Northern Ireland
dc.relation.urihttp://www.jcronline.org/page/special_publications
dc.rights© 2002 Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Inc. (CERF)en
dc.subjectEstuariesen
dc.subjectReclamationen
dc.subjectLand claimen
dc.subjectWetlandsen
dc.subjectEmbankmentsen
dc.subjectDrainageen
dc.subjectCartographyen
dc.subjectHistorical evidenceen
dc.subjectEstuarine reclamationen
dc.subjectShannon Estuaryen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.titleHistoric land reclamation in the intertidal wetlands of the Shannon estuary, western Irelanden
dc.typeConference itemen
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