Quaternary glaciation and changes of sea level in the south Ireland

Abstract

In the south of Ireland the glacial succession consists of two major glacial episodes (Munsterian and Midlandian), considered to be Elsterian (or Saalian) and Weichselian respectively. These are separated from each other by two phases of high sea level along the south coast, at 72-73 m and 3-5 m above present mean sea level. Foci of local glaciation were particularly prevalent in highland areas outside the limits of the Midlandian ice sheet.