Discover Burren in Ireland
Burren in the region of Munster is a place located in Ireland - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) West of Dublin , the country's capital .
Local time in Burren is now 01:44 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Penzance, Derry, Belfast, Tralee, and Sligo. When in this area, you might want to check out Penzance . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Burren ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Go where Padraic takes you...
From Roundstone harbour to Inisheer, go where Ireland takes you... ..
The Burren Ireland
Video by Robin Wallace www.celticvideo.com Full DVD available at amazon... http A guide to walking the rocky hills of the burren, a unique landscape in the west of ireland. ..
Corcomroe Abbey (Chapter 4)
This is Chapter 4 of the videos from our April 2007 trip to Ireland. It starts with Corcomroe Abbey south of Galway near the Burren. This beautiful abbey was founded in 1194. We had the place to ourse ..
11 THINGS THE HOBBIT TAUGHT ME
I seen The Hobbit at the weekend, and this is what it taught me. ______ Music by Kevin MacLeod @ incompetech.com ______ ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery located in the north of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, a few miles east of the village of Ballyvaughan. It was once known as "St. Mary of the Fertile Rock", a reference to the Burren's fertile soil. The abbey is noted for its detailed carvings and other rich ornamentation, which are not commonly found in structures from this period. It features a typical cruciform church facing east, with a small chapel in each transept.
Located at 53.13 -9.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Aillwee Cave
Aillwee Cave (Irish: Pluaiseanna na hAille Buí) (Also known as McGann's Cave) is the most famous of the many thousands of ancient caves beneath the karst landscape of the Burren in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff".
Located at 53.09 -9.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone Dolmen (Poll na mBrón in Irish meaning "hole of the quern stones" ") is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, dating back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900 BC. It is situated 8 km (5 miles) south of Ballyvaughan in the parish of Carran, 9.6 km (6 miles) north-west of Kilnaboy.
Located at 53.05 -9.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Caherconnell Stone Fort
Caherconnell (Irish: Cathair Chonaill, meaning "Conall's stone ringfort") is an ancient and exceptionally well-preserved Celtic stone ringfort in The Burren of County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen. This fort and other sites like it would have been dwelt from about 500 to 1500 CE. From summer 2010, Caherconnell has been home to an archaeological field school where students can learn archaeological techniques from leading archaeologists.
Located at 53.04 -9.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
The Burren
The Burren (Irish: Boireann, meaning "great rock", Boirinn, the dative form, is the modern form used by the Ordnance Survey) is a karst-landscape region or alvar in northwest County Clare, in Ireland. It is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe. The region measures approximately 250 square kilometres and is enclosed roughly within the circle made by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvara, Tubber, Corofin, Kilfenora and Lisdoonvarna.
Located at 53.03 -9.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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