The Connemara Marble

Connemara marble can only be found in connemara in west of ireland.

The connemara marble. Restaurants near connemara marble visitor s center. No two pieces of connemara marble are identical making each piece totally unique. Connemara marble is over 900 million years old and is unique to ireland. View all restaurants near connemara marble visitor s center on tripadvisor.

Due to its colouration it is commonly associated with the irish identity. Connemara marble is the standout irish geological and gem material and is therefore recognised as the iconic stone of ireland. It is named after the region in the western part of the country in which it is quarried. Connemara marble or irish green is a rare variety of marble found in connemara ireland with a distinct green colour.

The stone exhibits intricate millimetre to metre scale corrugated layers that range from white through sepias to various shades of green. It is one of the world s oldest minerals and rarest marble in the world. Its use in jewellery can be regarded as one of ireland s indigenous industries and the quarrying of connemara marble is a centuries old endeavour. Connemara marble was formed from sediment deposited in a shallow primal sea over 600 million years ago.

These sediments were transformed by formidable forces generated in the formation of the mountains of the west of ireland and scotland over 390 million years ago. We own and operate the oldest marble quarry which was first opened in the 19th century and visited in 1903 by king edward vii and queen alexandra during the royal tour of connemara.