#the burren

[eternaldispersal]

The Only Tree in The Burren, Rhian O'Sullivan (2024)

#contemporary art #irish art #art #ireland #the burren #lyrics #music #paul henry #poetry #prose

[cursushonorumhistory]

The Burren

History is more than kings and armies, and even more, I would say, than humanity and its direct impact on nature. It is a mindset of scholarship and field of study that combines several fields into a package that is more digestible than each bit of knowledge on its own.

That being said, an area of Ireland that I have always found interesting and have actually walked around in (thank you based rich aunt for paying my way) is the Burren in Ireland, which is more a natural anomaly than a historical piece. Yet, the tombs built there and its very complicated past may yet prove interesting for a few people out there.

Situated on the west coast of Ireland, it is just extremely different from the surrounding area, and the transition can be walked across in seconds or minutes and is noticeable when you’re driving up to it. It is like a desert, but the feeling of walking across its craggy landscape is indescribable.

We think it appeared about 4-6000 BC when herders in the region started overgrazing, deforesting, and building on and around the area. The porous nature of the limestone underneath the top soil meant that any rain reaching here (it rains a lot in Ireland) goes right through the stones, so none stays for reforesting.

Despite the desert-like appearance, walking in the Burren you can’t help but notice all the life around you. Don’t look up; look in the distinctive limestone ankle-breaker cracks.

Every single crevice here is filled with native flora and fauna, from huge web spiders to beautiful bright purple flowers. There are native mosses and grasses and even trees that grow from the cracks to shelter them from the constant high wind.

We created this landscape via our own pre-historic destructive tendencies, but nature moves on even when we have not. Imagine seeing this area in 7000 BC as a lush pine forest, then in 4000 after it has all turned to a thick pavement. You may be too upset to see the seedlings popping up below you.

Thanks for reading.

#history #irish history #ireland #the burren #limestone #natural history #irish landscapes #landscapes #archaeology

[qlqniel]

A Beacon

Slieve Oughtmama, August 2015

#photographers on tumblr #original photography #photography #nature photography #ireland #county clare #the burren #cairn #hiking #sky #clouds #rock stacking #nature

[diningwiththeasquiths]

☘️ I'm back from Ireland ☘️

And had an absolutely amazing time. It's an overwhelmingly beautiful country and I had so much fun with my friends. ❤️ Here are some photo highlights (for Dublin see my other post).

View of the Irish Sea and Wicklow Mountains from Dalkey Hill

We visited many castles, some more haunted than others 👻

A vegan scone and chai latte in Galway 🥰

We climbed Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park 💪

Found beautiful flowers in the rocky landscape of the Burren

Drove the Ring of Kerry, along with two other peninsula loop drives on different days, and saw loads of gorgeous sights along the way, like at this stop we made at Waterville

Even the view from the rental car was breathtaking most of the time!

Due to weather conditions we did not make it to the top of Devil's Ladder, but it was still a great, if wet, adventure!

Oh and we stayed in some incredible Airbnbs (this one used to be a gatehouse 🤩)

We also went on an AWESOME eco marine tour, but I'll make a separate post about that.

So yeah, I'll miss Ireland, but I'm also glad to be back home. 😊 Time to rest now 😴😴

#dining rambles #my photography #ireland #republic of ireland #dalkey #dalkey hill #killarney #ross castle #galway #connemara national park #diamond hill #the burren #ring of kerry #iveragh peninsula #waterville #beara peninsula #devil's ladder #vale of avoca

[ingloriousweasel]

#poulnabrone dolman #dolmen #tomb #Ancient Ireland #wow #stars #The Burren #county clare #ireland #ancient ways #ancient gods

[mirtapersonal]

The Burren, co. Clare, Ireland

#burren #the burren #ireland #hiking #karst #travel #photo

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: middle aged harry reconnects post ginny divorce with OLIVER WOOD and it’s beautiful and wholesome (and a bit smutty)

Author: @thilia

Note from submitter: hp megacorp sucks but rubbing your gay little hands all over the IP and besmirching jo’s name while not giving her money does not suck

#official fic poll #haveyoureadthisfic #pollblr #tumblr polls #fandom poll #fanfiction #fanfic #fandom culture #internet culture #the burren #harry potter #Harriver

[rhiannatruex]

cows of the burren

#queueue #the burren #cows #cow #dairy cow #original photography #original photographer #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #original photography blog #photoblog #artists on tumblr #uncropped nature #nature #cottagecore #cottage core #grandmacore #ireland #travel #travel photo #travel blog #green #wanterlust

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1847 – Birth of teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Michael Cusack, in Co Clare.

Michael Cusack was born in the parish of Carron on the eastern fringe of the Burren in north Clare. He lived in a small cottage with his parents, four brothers and one sister. The Cusack homestead still stands today. Little is know of his childhood. On Sundays after Mass, Cusack and the other boys in the parish hurled and took part in athletics. He grew up in a home and in an area where Irish was…

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#&039;The Citizen&039; #Carron #Co. Clare #Cusack Park #Ennis #GAA #Hurling #James Joyce #Michael Cusack #Native Games #The Burren #The Celtic Times #United Ireland Newspaper

[h1tchh1ker]

#Hag’s Head #The Cliffs of Moher #Mullaghmore #The Burren #The Wild Atlantic Way #Ireland

[eternaldispersal]

The Only Tree in The Burren, Rhian O'Sullivan (2024)

#contemporary art #irish art #the burren #ireland #paul henry #lyrics #art #poetry #music #gerard dillon #nature #prose #irish poetry #irish artist

[hardpacker]

Boirinn, Co. Clare, 2019

#the burren #ireland #éire #my photos #2019

[qlqniel]

Threatening weather over fields of stones and heather

Slieve Oughtmama, August 2015

#photographers on tumblr #original phography #photography #landscape photography #nature photography #ireland #county clare #the burren #dark skies #clouds #cloudy sky #stones #heather #hiking #nature #landscape

[theirishaesthete]

And Now For Something Completely Different

And Now For Something Completely Different

On this Bank Holiday Monday, some photographs of one of Ireland’s great natural wonders: the Burren, County Clare. For those unfamiliar with the place, it covers some 200 square miles in the north-west of the county and is notable for being covered by sedimentary rock, primarily limestone, giving the Burren the appearance at times of a lunar landscape.  Much of the Burren is uninhabited, and…

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#County Clare #The Burren

[zonecassette]

My sister and brother in law rock climbing in The Burren Ireland June 2023

#the burren #ireland #my pictures

[mirtapersonal]

Fighting the wind on the Burren

#burren #ireland #photo #travel #the burren #karst