The Burren is a wild and rugged escarpment that dominates Ireland’s west coast. It gets its name from the Gaelic word Boíreann, meaning 'a rocky place' You can save this article by registering for ...

Back in summer 1975, I flew over the northern part of the Burren in an Air Corps Alouette 3 helicopter. I was routing to the Aran Islands to collect a patient on Inis Mór for transfer to hospital in ...

This October Bank Holiday (October 24-26), join traditional farmers in the magnificent Burren, Co. Clare landscape for a unique Winterage Weekend celebration. The celebration honors the local ...

Feral goats on Mullaghmore. taken from This is the Burren by Carsten Krieger, published by The Collins Press, 2015 Waterfall at Aillwee Cave. One of the main features of limestone is its solubility in ...

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, has been urged to put in place resources to protect the Burren landscape. The chairman of the Burren IFA, Mr Michael Davoren, has predicted that, if the ...

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” ...

The Burren Eco Tourism Network has won a Lonely Planet award in its 'Best in Travel' picks for 2021. The group consists of more than 60 local enterprises committed to sustainable tourism in the Burren ...

The unique landscape of the Burren in Co. Clare. Fergus O'Gorman visits the Burren, Co. Clare as part of the 1979 'Breathing Space' series and describes it as A landscape composed of shattered slabs ...

Landscape and legacy inspired founder and Ballyvaughan native Noel O’Loughlen to enter the world of whiskey making. It all stemmed from his childhood when his family and friends would gather around an ...