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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

Copper pyrites occurs in several parts of Burren, but in small quantity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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