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The Burren

Region:Europe
Country:Ireland

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This limestone-studded area of the West of Ireland was recently, in geological terms, at the bottom of the ocean. Much of the land here was converted to farmland when the farmers created soil by breaking down the rocks.

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Submitted by: Terry Ballard

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Ireland, Irish West Coast, limestone
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Burren landscape by Terry Ballard - The Burren, IRELAND (Europe)

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Image name: Burren landscape
Photographer: Terry Ballard

Date: 15 May 2003

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Name: Jim Osterhoudt Date: 10 Mar 2007 08:17AM

And picked seaweed to fertilize the soil

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