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Burren

British  
/ ˈbʌrən /

noun

  1. a limestone area on the North Clare coast in the Irish Republic, famous for its wild flowers, caves, and dolmens

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“There is a very good chance there will be a bidding war,” said Massimo Stabilini, a London-based hedge-fund manager at Burren Capital Advisors and Warner shareholder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

“The Burren Mysteries” are set in 16th-century West Ireland, where Mara is an investigating judge in Ireland’s old Brehon law system.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Police were called to the property in Burren Meadow in Newcastle at about 05:35 BST on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2018

Robert Burren Morgan, a son of farmers, was born Oct.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2016

In pre-historic times all this country side at the foot of Burren, from Gort to Loughrea, and for miles apart, is said to have been the favourite hunting-ground of Queen Maev.

From The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway by Praeger, Robert Lloyd