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THERE is no direct evidence to indicate the nature of the sub-Palaeozoic basement beneath central Ireland. The recognition of gneissic xenoliths in Viséan volcanics in this region is therefore significant. They have been located at Croghan Hill in County Offaly (National grid ref. N4833; Fig. 1), Clare Castle (N2447), and the Dungolman River (N1851) in County Westmeath.
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STROGEN, P. The sub-Palaeozoic basement in central Ireland. Nature 250, 562–563 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250562a0
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