Burren National Park
Burren National Park covers 1,800 hectares in the southeastern Burren in County Clare. Its name comes from the Irish boíreann, meaning a rocky place. The park describes lime-loving and acid-loving plants growing together, with woodland plants also growing in the open among limestone pavement.
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Burren National Park covers 1,800 hectares in the southeastern Burren in County Clare. Its name comes from the Irish boíreann, meaning a rocky place. The park describes lime-loving and acid-loving plants growing together, with woodland plants also growing in the open among limestone pavement.
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Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: The apparent contradiction between exposed rock and varied plant life is a useful starting point for reading the Burren. Paying attention to small botanical differences can make the landscape more legible than treating its stone surface as empty ground.
Recommendation
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Sources
Source record: National park authority — factual source
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Source record: Wikimedia Commons photograph and licence
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