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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 bodies were discovered at the property on Greenan Road, between Burren village and Newry city.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2023

“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

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

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2016

It relates the story of the last day and night in the life of a visionary girl, the hereditary princess of Burren in Clare, in the west of Ireland.

From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Cornelius Weygandt

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