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The Burren, County Clare - 300 million years in the making (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:42:11 PST

By: JANE WALSH

An introductory course examining how plate tectonics, volcanic activity and earthquakes have shaped the landscape of the Burren Region will take place during March and April at the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark and the Burren Outdoor Education Centre.

Mick Flannery plays The Burren Backroom in Somerville, Masachusetts (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:49:56 PST

Mick FlanneryCork native Mick Flannery is a singer-songwriter that has honed his craft in Ireland and in the US and has infused a fresh authenticity into the music scene in Ireland This soaring star can be seen for one night only at The Burren in Somerville on Wednesday, January 23rdHis debut album Evening Train resulted from his time spent studying music and management at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa in Cork It featured tracks which had previously won Flannery two categories at the International Songwriting Competition in Nashville, Tennessee, as judged by his idol, Tom Waits READ MORE

Top ten most beautiful spots in Ireland that every tourist should visit (IrishCentral)

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:09:16 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

1. The Burren, from the Irish Boíreann meaning “a rocky place,” is a limestone-laden region in northwest County Clare. The area encompasses 155 square miles, bound by the Atlantic Ocean and Galway Bay. A small portion earns the distinction as one of the Republic of Ireland’s six national parks.

Famed tourist attraction the Burren gets green light for $2.6 million conservation project -VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:40:59 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

A comprehensive programme aimed at protecting the rich heritage and landscape of the Burren while supporting local employment and economic activity has been given the green light.

The Burren to host joint CD launch party Tommy “Clogs” Gallagher and The Johnny Come Lightlies (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:46:13 PDT

By Bill Leopold One of Somerville’s premier Irish pubs, the Burren, will be hosting a dual CD release party for Tommy “Clogs” Gallagher and The Johnny Come Lightlies June 10 The festivities will kick off at 4 pm and admission is freePerennial favorites of the Burren’s backroom, the Johnny Come Lightlies play Irish roots-rock Fiddle driven dance music and song that have no place in a traditional session, but rather in a club READ MORE

6,000 year old pre-farming settlement found in the Burren in County Clare (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:28:23 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Radiocarbon dating of an artifact found in the Burren in County Clare has redefined the time line of human inhabitance in Ireland. A shellfish cooker found in 2009 has been identified to be around 6,000 years old, predating the nearby Poulnabrone dolmen by hundreds of years.

Prehistoric tool made from antler found in Burren cave - hammerhead found among bones and pottery (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:45:17 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Experts believe the antler hammerhead found in a Burren cave is “likely to be prehistoric”.

Time is precious - taking stock and giving thanks for what we've got (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:45:06 PDT

Pirate enjoying Abbey Hill on the Burren with Galway Bay behind My sister in law’s mother died suddenly on Thursday She was elderly, but just not the person you would expect to vanish so unexpectedlyPeggy was part of the furniture I thought the best compliment you could wish for came from her daughter READ MORE

Taking a vaction at home and a well timed goal on the GAA field (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:19:02 PDT

Talking about holidaying in Ireland…I have been host to part of my family who have been visiting us for the last week We have really enjoyed ourselvesThe first day I took them up through the Burren and we had lunch of salad and local cheeses at the Burren Perfumery It is a little gem of a spot with a new tea room, a wonderful herb garden and a free audio visual about the Burren READ MORE

Nature at home - The Burren, flora and fauna and creating a educational center (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:15:01 PDT

The four year old pony, Floyd, ended up going to his first show on Sunday He was third, in the pouring rain, which I was happy about as he was only ridden for the first time in January Here he is relaxing the day after (right)I lodged the planning application for the nature centre As I am an engineer I was able to draw up the plans myself and do all the surveying etc READ MORE

The Burren in bloom - hen party and good friends in the beauty of Clare's countryside (IrishCentral)

Tue, 10 May 2011 05:30:04 PDT

I was at a hen weekend, the bride’s sister had originally planned that we rented a cottage in the Doonbeg five-star resort, but reality and the recession bit and everything slowly down-scaled to a house borrowed off her cousin in Carron, County Clare There was a bit of initiative needed to make up for the tight budget and we started with a treasure hunt across the Burren, counting gates and searching in graveyards for clues On our quest we visited the famous dolmen at Poulnabroune and Caherconnell Stone ring fort The area is heaving with fascinating stone-age archaeological sites READ MORE

Ballyvaughan, County Clare - one of the loveliest villages in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 May 2011 06:05:05 PDT

Ballyvaughan village is a lovely little village on the road out to Doolin in north Clare Voted one of the 10 best road trips in the world by Condé Nast Traveller it never disappoints Picture postcard pretty, it nestles in the heart of the Burren, against a sheer backdrop of mountains all the way out to magnificent Black HeadOnly over the road from where I live it’s where I go for the paper on Saturday mornings or for a wander around the farmers market during the summer, which also includes an excellent craft fair in the Old School every Sunday READ MORE

Campaign for The Burren to reach Geopark status (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:21:24 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

The Burren Smokehouse - the best smoked salmon in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:35:05 PDT

The Burren Smokehouse in Lisdoonvarna, is the original and best producer of smoked salmon in Ireland and well worth visiting either in person or online Tasty morsels are left out to be sampled, above the counters stocked with many new and exciting variations of the original oak smoked recipe including an awarding winning organic smoked salmon, farmed off Clare Island which has an extremely low fat content and is understandably a best sellerAll of their products are locally sourced and certified organic and kosher The fresh farmed salmon from the Atlantic, rainbow trout from Irish lakes and wild mackerel which cannot be farmed, are first filleted and then salted before being smoked over oak shavings READ MORE

The Burren - a rich and rare limestone landscape (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:50:06 PDT

A lifetime would be too short to fully explore the Burren, never mind a short holiday or day trip For a start you will probably never find it? Although 'it' covers some 360 sq kms ie nearly all of County Clare, most people end up getting lost and constantly asking for directions when in fact they are often already 'there' What people seem to envisage is an actual, neat, little place as in ‘The Burren’ somewhere, complete with limestone pavements, wild flowers etc It does exist, it is just that it's huge and everywhere!Look over any stone wall in the springtime and you will see the famous Burren orchids,blue gentians and a whole host of other wild alpine wildflowers you wouldn’t expect to find growing there, like Edelweiss and Mountain Avens READ MORE

‘Lord of the Rings’ inspired by the Burren, County Clare's, rugged landscape (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 May 2010 10:30:18 PDT

By: KATE HICKEY

A chance conversation over a pint of Guinness in the1970s led an Irishman on a literary odyssey to prove that the Burren, in County Clare inspired JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth in “The Lord of the Rings”.

Tara and Burren among seven Irish sites nominated for World Heritage status (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 May 2010 06:42:21 PDT

By: LISA KEARNS

Seven sites around Ireland , including the Burren and Tara, have been submitted for consideration by the UN as potential nominees to the World Heritage List.

The top places to see in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:17:13 PDT

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Seven sites around Ireland , including the Burren and Tara, have been submitted for consideration by the UN as potential nominees to the World Heritage List.