C. H. Holland & I. S. Sanders (eds) 2009. The Geology of Ireland, 2nd ed. viii + 568 pp. Edinburgh: Dunedin Press. Price £130.00 (hard covers), £90.00 (paperback). ISBN 9781 9037 6571 5; 9781 9037 6572 2 (pb).

Abstract

Every country needs one: an integrated, detailed and readable account of its geology. For over a quarter of a century, Charles Holland's book and its forerunners have filled this publishing niche for the island of Ireland. The book was first published in 1981 by Scottish Academic Press as A Geology of Ireland , then rewritten and expanded for 2001 as the more assertive The Geology of Ireland , published by Dunedin. It is impressive to see a new edition published only eight years later, particularly as, once again, it is a substantially altered volume. The organization of the volume broadly follows …