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Author:   Conor O'Brien
Publisher:   Merrion Press
Imprint:   Merrion Press
ISBN:  

9781785373848

ISBN 10:   1785373846
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: From the Dawn to the Dinosaurs The First Life in Ireland Footprints in Stone: The Valentia Island Trackway Sharks, Shells and Monsters: Carboniferous Ireland Ireland's Dinosaurs The Sea Dragons of Ulster Part II: The Beasts of Ice Age Ireland The Coming of the Ice Ice Age Ireland One Big Tooth The Giant Irish Deer The Woolly Mammoth Giant Goats and Reindeer: The Other Herbivores of Ice Age Ireland The Predators of the Plains The End of the Ice Age Giants Part III: Life in the Human Age The Coming of Man To a Forest Primeval: Ireland’s Lost Woodlands Life in the Long Grass: Ireland’s Farms The Bogs and Mountains of Ireland Life Under Lamplight: Ireland’s Urban Wildlife Life Beneath the Waves The Tragedy of the Great Auk Epilogue Back from the Brink: The Rewilding of Ireland A New Frontier: Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life

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[O'Brien] has taken a passion for nature and turned it into an accessible, enjoyable and frequently surprising synopsis of evolution for which we have evidence in our rocks, caves, soils and bogs. -- Caroline O'Doherty * Irish Independent *

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Conor W. O’Brien has been interested in wildlife and nature from a very early age, and it is a passion that has since taken him around the world. He’s a member of Birdwatch Ireland and has presented at member meetings of the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT). His first book, Ireland through Birds: Journeys in Search of a Wild Nation, was shortlisted for Best-Irish Published Book at the 2019 An Post Irish Book Awards.

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