Christine walking in the Burren

Irish Trip Day 3 The Burren

---

May 29th 2007
We slept in a great YHA in Lisdoonvarna which is right in the middle of the Burren. Great rooms (we always get a private family room) and lots of other rooms like a reading room and even a bar with pool table etc. So Herve and I went in for a sleepy Guinness after the girls were put to sleep...we weren't far behind them as we were too tired to enjoy it. We decided to stay here another night to bre ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Clare

---

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more