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UK & Ireland, Leinster
Dublin
Poolbeg / Shelly Banks / Irishtown
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: occasional embossed Dublin pieces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1900-1970
The whole peninsula is made ground - Dublin refuse/ash reclamation plus the Irish Glass Bottle factory site; sea glass on Shelly Banks documented in local press. No Liffey mudlarking scene exists - the quay walls mean the bed never exposes.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sandymount flats flood fast on springs
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.