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What is Karst?

The development of karst

• How karst features are formed
  
• Ancient karst or palaeokarst in Ireland
• The importance of limestone and karst in Ireland

The main karst regions of Ireland

• The North-western Plateau karsts
  
• The Burren
  
• The western lowlands
  
• The east midlands
  
• The southern valley karst in Counties Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford
  
• The Ulster chalk

Engineering and environmental aspects of karst

• Engineering and construction
  
• Water Supply
  
• Quarrying and mining
  
• Agriculture
  
• Water pollution; the need to protect water resources in karst areas
  
• Groundwater protection schemes in karst areas

Conserving our karst landscape

Glossary of Technical Terms

Irish Place Names and Karst

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