2020

H4772 : Freshwater pearl mussel shell, Mullaghmore

taken 5 years ago, near to Omagh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

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Freshwater pearl mussel shell, Mullaghmore
Freshwater pearl mussel shell, Mullaghmore
There was fishing for pearls on the nearby Strule up to the 1950s and seeing this shell along the Camowen surprised me, it may have been left on the bank by a flood or by an otter. A local angler confirmed that he’d also seen mussel shells recently

Pictured here H4772 : Camowen riverbank, Mullaghmore

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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms other tags: Oyster Shell Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Mullaghmore [1716] · Camowen River [1499] · Pictured [1424] Other Photos: · Camowen riverbank, Mullaghmore ·
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Kenneth Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 March, 2020
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! H 471 722 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.7727N 7:16.2773W
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Irish: geotagged! H 471 722
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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