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The Burren is one of the most unusual areas in Ireland -- full of limestone pavements. |
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| We took a guided walk through one area of the Burren, where we learned all about the history and ecology of the area. |
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| The Burren is crisscrossed with dry-stone walls such as the one above, which divide the land between farms. |
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| The limestone pavements of the Burren were created underwater 350 million years ago, then pushed high and dry some 270 million years ago. Between the seams of rock are fissures, called grykes, whose humid sheltered conditions support flowers such as these above. |
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| While in the Burren area, we stayed in the lovely Rusheen Lodge in Ballyvaughan. It was a great location and easy to get everywhere we wanted to go in a short time. |
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| A view from Black Head, part of the way up to the Iron Age ring fort of Cathair Dhún Iorais, west toward the ocean. |
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| Some of the many varieties of flowers that grow in the Burren. The area supports Mediterranean, Arctic and Alpine flowers not found anywhere else in Ireland. |
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