Ireland
The Burren
The Burren
Above: Poulnabrone Dolmen, also known as the Portal Tomb, was built over 5,000 years ago. It was
excavated in 1986, and the remains of 16 people were found. Radiocarbon dating suggests they were
buried between 3800 and 3200 BC.
excavated in 1986, and the remains of 16 people were found. Radiocarbon dating suggests they were
buried between 3800 and 3200 BC.
Above: The Burren consists of a unique limestone landscape that was shaped beneath ancient seas, and
then forced high and dry during some great geological cataclysm. Pictured is the limestone entrance to
Aillwee Caves, where I explored caves that were carved out by water over two million years ago.
then forced high and dry during some great geological cataclysm. Pictured is the limestone entrance to
Aillwee Caves, where I explored caves that were carved out by water over two million years ago.
Above: Situated on a rocky outcrop on the southern shores of Galway Bay,
Dunguaire Castle overlooks the mystical Burren region. The castle was once
the venue for meetings of literary revivalists such as W.B. Yeats and George
Bernard Shaw. Today, the castle hosts medieval banquets.
Dunguaire Castle overlooks the mystical Burren region. The castle was once
the venue for meetings of literary revivalists such as W.B. Yeats and George
Bernard Shaw. Today, the castle hosts medieval banquets.
Above: The Burren region stretches across northern County Clare, from the Atlantic coast to County
Galway's border. It's coastline consists of rocky foreshores, occasional beaches, and bare limestone
cliffs, while inland lies a haunting landscape of rocky hills peppered with ancient burial chambers and
medieval ruins.
Galway's border. It's coastline consists of rocky foreshores, occasional beaches, and bare limestone
cliffs, while inland lies a haunting landscape of rocky hills peppered with ancient burial chambers and
medieval ruins.
Above: Limestone walls have been erected throughout the Burren region to mark property boundaries.