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10/01/2025

what a wonderful photo from Burren National Park of a fog bow in the Burren.

A fog bow on the famine relief road in the Burren National Park. Fog bows appear when a person is standing with fog in front and bright sun directly behind them. The smaller water droplets in fog means that the bow appears white as opposed to the colours seen in a rainbow 🌫🌈

09/01/2025

Glacial Erratic. This piece of Burren limestone was dropped by a retreating glacier in the last ice age, about 15000 years ago. These erratics occur all over the Burren, and it’s thought that the early farmers who settled here after arriving by boat from Southern Europe or North Africa, May have believed them to be sacred. This one is very close to the portal tomb at Poulnabrone and may have been a factor in the decision to build the tomb at this location.

07/01/2025

Kilfenora Cathedral’s spectacular Romanesque three light east window, dating from the 13th century, evidence of the wealth invested by the Bishops of Kilfenora at that time

06/01/2025

Noughaval Church in the Burren. There has been a church at Noughaval since the 12th century. This church building was actually moved here from its original location in Ballyvaughan approximately 15km away. No mean feat in the early 1940s!

05/01/2025

Winter in the Burren: part 4. Poulnabrone dolmen was constructed around 3500 BC and the remains of 33 people were found when it was excavated in the 1980s. It is a little older than Newgrange. Around the time it was built, people had a strong belief in the rebirth of the sun on the winter solstice. This time has long been celebrated in ancient Celtic tradition as a new beginning and there were many rituals around that celebration. A visit to Poulnabrone around that time may reward you with a more peaceful experience, and if you’re lucky, the low winter sun shining through the portal.

04/01/2025

The Burren in winter part 3: Kilfenora is home to one of the tallest Celtic Crosses in Ireland. The 12th century West Cross can be visited 365 days a year, standing in a field to the west of the Cathedral. The intense winter sunshine in the morning picks out the carvings on the eastern side so beautifully, with a deep blue sky as background. There were once 7 high crosses in Kilfenora, and the village itself was founded with the establishment of a monastery here in the 6th Century.

03/01/2025

The Burren in Winter, part 2. Cattle on the Winterage. Farmers in the Burren use farming practices that go back over a thousand years. Cattle stay outdoors in the winter on the high, dry limestone land, known locally as Winterage. This is a unique form of transhumance, and is very important for sustaining the landscape and the ecosystem of the Burren.

02/01/2025

Winter in the Burren. Part 1. Turloughs. In Irish, Tur Loch or dry lake. These temporary lakes are unique to Ireland and very common in the Burren. They usually appear after heavy rainfall. They are caused by underground rivers filling up the caverns beneath the ground and the water being forced out through “swallow holes”. Once the water table falls they will drain again, often quite quickly.

23/11/2024

We are at conference in Edinburgh. What a beautiful venue for the welcome party thank you

20/11/2024

Even in November there’s lots to see here in the Burren! We were out on a ‘research’ day getting a different perspective on our wonderful landscape, on 2 feet instead of 2 wheels!!

18/08/2024

Peacock butterfly feeding on nectar of common knapweed. It’s so important to preserve our hedgerows and our common ‘weeds’, many of which are vital to the survival of insects such as the beautiful peacock butterfly

16/05/2024

What a sky tonight! Thanks Jacquie for the pic!

20/04/2024

First cuckoo call of 2024 in Kilfenora today! Spring is here

20/04/2024

03/03/2024

We were doing our regular litter pick here in the Burren today. It seems litter louts are also health conscious!!

28/02/2024

Whiskey tasting night tonight! Fercullen from county Wicklow fab!!

06/01/2024

We are taking bookings for our guided Burren e-bike tours in 2024, starting in March. We explore the landscape, geology, history, flora, folklore and farming in this magical limestone region. We can take you to parts of the Burren other tours can’t. Looking forward to seeing you in 2024