Burren
Burren is a locality in County Clare, Munster. Burren is situated nearby to the locality New Quay, as well as near Behagh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Patrick’s Church and Shanmuckinish Castle.
Shanmuckinish Castle
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shanmuckinish Castle is a ruined tower house located in Drumcreehy civil parish of County Clare, Ireland.
Corcomroe Abbey
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 in the Barony of Burren. Corcomroe Abbey is situated 2½ km southeast of Burren.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aughinish and Ballyvaughan.
Aughinish
Locality
Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aughinish, also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay, 11 km northwest of Kinvarra.
Ballyvaughan
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.
Kinvarra
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinvara or Kinvarra is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also an electoral division. Kinvarra is situated 9 km east of Burren.
Burren
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14667° or 53° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-9.07556° or 9° 4′ 32″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9C5G4WWF+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 52253798OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2965902
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In Other Languages
“Burren” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Boirinn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballyvelaghan Lough and Mortyclough Fort.
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