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An Cat Crainn
... mar aon le torthaí na coille Pine Marten The tree cat the Irish name for the pine marten describes it well This elusive carnivore is found mostly in the west of Ireland It hunts mainly by night ...
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An Cat Crainn
... mar aon le torthaí na coille Pine Marten The tree cat the Irish name for the pine marten describes it well This elusive carnivore is found mostly in the west of Ireland It hunts mainly by night ...
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Farming in the Burren
Farming in the Burren
The Burren is a good example of the wonders of nature situated in Clare and Galway, it is made up of limestone rock, there are flora and fauna which may not be found anywhere else.
Image courtesy of www.burrenbeo.com.
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The Aillwee Cave in the Burren
The Aillwee Cave in the Burren
The Aillwee Cave is one of the most impressive features of the Burren, and tells us much about the geological history of the landscape. It is now a major tourist attraction.
© Aillwee Cave.
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The Harebell
The Harebell
The harebell is a delicate wildflower and a member of the bluebell family. On rare occasions, these flowers are white, but mostly they are blue. They are found in the Burren, Co. Clare.
Courtesy of Carsten Krieger.
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The Aillwee Cave in the Burren
The Aillwee Cave in the Burren
The Aillwee Cave is one of the most impressive features of the Burren, and tells us much about the geological history of the landscape. It is now a major tourist attraction.
© Aillwee Cave.
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Fact Sheets
... Moths Irish Hare Irish Stoat Pine Marten Red Grouse Wood Mouse Wolf Domestic Cat Red Deer Pipistrelle Bats Lesser Horseshoe Bat Marine Animals Bottlenose Dolphin Grey Seal Otter Trees Oak Scots Pine ...
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The Dense-Flowered Orchid
The Dense-Flowered Orchid
Dense-flowered orchids are common in the Burren. Orchids flower to a calendar that begins in late April and continues into September. The orchid flower spikes are composed of densely packed, small pink or white flowers.
Courtesy of Robert Thompson.
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Mountain Avens
Mountain Avens
The mountain avens is an Arctic-Alpine plant. It flowers abundantly in sheets of cream and gold in the Burren, Co. Clare.
Courtesy of Carsten Krieger.
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Carboniferous Limestone
Carboniferous Limestone
An image of the widely distributed sedimentary rock, Carboniferous limestone, which is exposed in the Burren, Co. Clare. This is the main rock across much of Ireland's central lowlands.
Copyright Paul Hackney, Ulster Museum. Source: www.habitas.org.uk/flora.
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