Citation: Warren, R. 1893 The hump-backed whale on the Irish coast. Irish Naturalist 2: 119-120
Number of Pages: 2
Keywords: Biogeography, Cetacean, Fauna, History, Mammal, Marine, Whale
Abstract: An account is given of a live stranding of a Hump-backed Whale on the sands of Killala Bay, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo. This was the first known recording of this species in Irish waters. The specimen was kept as a skeleton in Dublin Museum.