Landslide Photo Collections

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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. It is believed that an exceptionally heavy rainfall event combined with the condition of the peat bog and the very steep slope location resulted in this disaster occurring. During the very hot and dry summer the peat dried out considerably, it contracted somewhat in volume, and cracks developed in the peat surface and probably within the mass of the peat. This unusual physical structure of the peat meant that the rainfall could penetrate quickly to the base of the peat and generate a type of sheet flow, which would cause a slip surface to develop at the interface with the bedrock. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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  • The landslides occurred in the Dooncarton Mountain area of Pollatomish in North Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. For the full report, please see: http://www.gsi.ie/workgsi/geohazards/downloads/GSI_pollatomish_Landslide_report.pdf
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