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#1 Post by **eoghanb** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:52 pm

Any ideas what these are ,the beach at laytown is covered in them after any storm?

#2 Post by **paul skelly** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:17 pm

They might be bits of sea urchin shells , iv seen lots of urchin shells on them beaches but they usually look more round!

#3 Post by **dave316** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:25 pm

Did they crumble easily into sand as i've seen those loads of times and wondered what the deal was?

#4 Post by **Caz-Galway** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:57 pm

The eggs of a Necklace shell. Named after the eggs it lays.

http://natureinfocus.wordpress.com/2011 ... ssili-bay/

Caz

#5 Post by **myworldfishing** » Fri May 04, 2012 3:32 pm

We seen loads of them yesterday, but allot of other weird stuff..

Also 1000's on small star fish.

#6 Post by **eoghanb** » Fri May 04, 2012 7:07 pm

Thats it ,cheers always wondered what they were but I'm surprised that there's any shellfish left around that bit of the coast ,good to see

Sea Angling Ireland