Kenneth James, Curator (Geology)
Department of Natural Sciences
National Museums Northern Ireland
153 Bangor Road
Cultra
Holywood
Co. Down, BT18 0EU
Telephone: (44)(0)28 9039 5243
Email:
Responsible for: Curating the rock and mineral collections
Deals with enquiries regarding: General geology, particularly rocks, minerals, gemstones, meteorites, illustrations, archives
Publications:
- James, K.W. 1980. Robert John Welch — an early geological photographer. Geology in Northern Ireland, No. 5: 13-17.
- James, K.W. 1981. Fossil turtle from the Irish Cretaceous rocks. Irish Naturalists’ Journal, Vo. 20 (No. 5): 211.
- Hackney, P., James, K.W. and Ross, Helena C.G. 1983. A list of photographs in the R.J. Welch Collection in the Ulster Museum: Vol. 2 Botany, Geology and Zoology. Ulster Museum publication.
- James, K.W. 1985. The country rector who became a magpie collector [Canon Grainger]. Belfast News Letter, 21 May 1985.
- James, K.W. 1983. Catalogue of Giant Irish Deer in the Ulster Museum. Irish Naturalists’ Journal, Vo. 20 (No. 9): 372-5.
- James, K.W. 1985. A hungry lens: the life of photographer R.J. Welch. The Belfast Review, Issue 10: 18-20.
- James, K.W. 1986. The geological career of the third Earl of Enniskillen (1807-86). Clogher Record, Vol. 12 (No. 2): 247-252.
- James, K.W. 1986. “Damned Nonsense!” — The geological career of the third Earl of Enniskillen. Ulster Museum Publication No. 259.
- James, K.W. 1991. Canon Grainger: country rector, magpie collector and Father of the Ulster Museum. Ulster Museum Publication No. 269.
- James, K.W. 1991. The magpie collector [Canon Grainger]. Church of Ireland Gazette, 25 October 1991.
- James, K.W. 2001. A mineral collection in the Ulster Museum matched with a lecture syllabus of Sir Charles Giesecke (1761-1833). Geological Curator 7, 167-173.
- James, K.W. 2003. Cole, William Willoughby (1807-86). Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- James, K.W. 2003. Bell, Robert (1864-1934), naturalist. Cole, William Willoughby, third Earl of Enniskillen (1807-86), geologist. The Encyclopaedia of Ireland.
- James, K.W. 2004. Rev. Dr Ron Elsdon: job profile. ES2k Magazine Issue 9: 6-7.
- Evans, Alun and James, Kenneth. 2004. Giant’s Causeway made of Fossil Bamboo! A commentary on ‘Absurd Hypotheses’ in Science. Ulster Folklife, Vol. 50: 16-26.