Natural History of Ireland
John Templeton had wide-ranging scientific interests including chemistry as it applied to agriculture and horticulture, meteorology and phenology following Robert Marsham. He published very little aside from monthly reports on natural history and meteorology in the 'Belfast Magazine' commenced in 1808.John Templeton studied birds extensively, collected shells, marine organisms (especially zoophytes and insects, especially garden pests. He planned an 'Hibernian Fauna' to accompany 'Hibernian Flora'.This was not published, even in part, but A catalogue of the species annulose animals and of rayed ones found in Ireland as selected from the papers of the late J Templeton Esq. of Cranmore with localities, descriptions and illustrations Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 233- 240; 301 305; 417-421; 466 -472 and 1837. Irish vertebrate animals selected from the papers of the late . John Templeton Esq., Mag. Nat. Hist . 1: (n. s. ): 403-413 403 -413 were (collated and edited By Robert Templeton). Much of his work was utilised by later authors, especially by William Thompson whose 'Natural History of Ireland' is its essential continuation.
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