May 2010
Thursday May 27th 7.30pm
Dr. Ronán Hennessy, Burren Rocks Week public lecture in association with the Institute for Environment, Marine and Energy and the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences ' A View From the Prom: An Insight into the Burren Hills and Other Landscapes Visible from the Salthill Promenade'. Venue: Orbsen Building Seminar Room, NUI Galway. All Welcome.
http://www.nuigalway.ie/eci/news_events/events.html
Friday May 28th 1-2 pm
Dr. Ronán Hennessy, Burren Rocks Week public lecture in association with the Institute for Environment, Marine and Energy and the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences ' A View From the Prom: An Insight into the Burren Hills and Other Landscapes Visible from the Salthill Promenade'. Venue: Orbsen Building Seminar Room, NUI Galway. All Welcome. http://www.nuigalway.ie/eci/news_events/events.html
Saturday May 29th
Burren Caving Trip – starting at BOEC at 11.00am - finishing about 2.00pm. Contact Burren Connect or Ronán rhennessy@burren.ie
February/March 2010
“In a winter that has seen seemingly unprecedented flooding and icey conditions, it is good to know that County Clare has seen it all before, and more. Warm tropical seas, deep dark oceans, mighty deltas, and vast ice sheets all contributed to the present day landscape of north Clare. And this is just some of what is on offer at the new short evening course, Understanding the Burren Landscape, being run at the Burren Outdoor Education Centre. Commencing on February 15th, Understanding the Burren Landscape covers five evenings and one outdoor field trip. The course will provide an insight into the ancient history of the Burren, and its evolution through time until the most recent ice sheets retreated some 12000 years ago. This is a story about the journey of a landscape once south of the equator, across the face of the planet, to its present day location on the edge of a vast and growing ocean. The evening course is aimed at an audience with no prior knowledge of earth history or the Burren, as well as appealing to those who are always eager to understand more about the Burren landscape. This event is being coordinated by the Burren Connect Project and the Burren Outdoor Education Centre. For more information contact Burren Connect (065 7072295) or email Dr. Ronán Hennessy (rhennessy@burren.ie)”
Title: Understanding the Burren Landscape
Venue: Burren Outdoor Education Centre, Turlough, Bell Harbour, Co. Clare
Duration: Five classes and one field trip
Date: Monday Evenings 7pm – 9pm [February 15th, 22nd; March 1st, 8th, 15th]
Cost: 50 euro
25th-31st May 2009: Burren Rocks! Festival
Burren Rocks! is a week-long festival taking place this week, the last week of May, in celebration of the fantastic geology and landscape of the Burren. The festival is packed with over 15 events and activities to help you discover not only the geological secrets of the Burren, but also its flora, fauna, history and culture. To download a copy of the festival brochure, please click here.
Art Winners Rock!
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Burren Rocks! children’s art competition, themed "The Burren landscape: what makes it so unique?"
The competition received over 160 entries from primary schools in all parts of the Burren.
From limestone pavement to farming, dolmens to wildflowers, and glacial erratics to historical monuments, our local children drew their inspiration from a wide variety of natural and cultural features. Perhaps it is the complex interrelationships among all of these features that makes the Burren unique.
The extremely high standard of the entries proves the huge artistic talent of Burren schoolchildren and also their fantastic skills in observing and interpreting their local landscape.
The winning entries are on display at the Burren Centre, Kilfenora, until Sunday 31st of May. Burren Connect will present winners with their prizes during a visit to their school with a winning entry during the first week of June.
Under 8 yrs Category
1st place: Eoin McNamara, Carron N.S.
2nd place: Niall Hegarty, Kilnaboy N.S.
3rd place: Jake Comyn, Scoil Chiarain Naofa, Doorus N.S.
Highly recommended: Martin Kavanagh, Doorus N.S.
Highly recommended: Cathal Brogan, Doorus N.S.
Highly recommended: Tuan O’ Malley, Doorus N.S.
8-12 yrs Category
1st place: Aisha Dobbin Catto, St. Enda’s N.S. Lisdoonvarna.
2nd place: Sia Zizliauskas, Carron N.S.
3rd place: Lia Sambrook, St. Augustine’s N.S. Kilshanny.
Highly recommended: Emma Clancy, Kilnaboy N.S.
Highly recommended: Simon Keane, Kilfenora N.S.
Highly recommended: Ella Barrrett, St. Enda’s N.S. Lisdoonvarna
Highly recommended: Tony Malone, Kilshanny N.S.
Merit awards also go to the Junior- and Senior Infants classes of Scoil Chiarain Naofa, Doorus N.S who built a mini-Burren model and Laura Daly, Carron N.S.
< 8 yrs Category: 3rd place: Jake Comyn, Doorus NS
1st prize in 8-12 yrs category: Aisha Dobbin Catto, Lisdoonvarna NS
May 2009: Burren in Bloom events
Ballyvaughan Development Group's month-long festival of the natural history of the Burren, "Burren in Bloom", will be running from May 5th to 31st. The full programme of events will soon be available at www.ballyvaughanireland.com and includes several events with a geological theme. These are:
Sunday 10th May
Guided walk in the Burren looking at rocks, lichens, flowers, and farming. Led by Dr Stephen Ward, Dr Sharon Parr and Dr Maria McNamara. Meet at Spar village stores, Ballyvaughan. Car sharing.
Tuesday 19th May
Illustrated talk: "Fabulous fossil flowers", at the Burren College of Art at 8.30 pm by Dr Maria McNamara.
Tuesday 26th May
Illustrated talk: "The Burren as Geopark", in conjunction with European Geoparks Week, at the Burren College of Art by Dr Maria McNamara.
Wednesday 27th May
Guided walk in the Burren looking at rocks, lichens, flowers, and farming. Led by Dr Stephen Ward, Emma Glanville, and Dr Maria McNamara. Meet at Spar village stores, Ballyvaughan, at 2 pm. Car sharing.
Sunday 31st May
Guided walk in the Burren looking at rocks, lichens, flowers, and farming. Led by Dr Stephen Ward, Emma Glanville, and Dr Maria McNamara. Meet at Spar village stores, Ballyvaughan, at 2 pm. Car sharing.
Summer - Autumn 2009: Monthly geology walks
Starting in July, we will host a monthly geology walk at a different venue in the Burren each month. Details of forthcoming walks will be posted shortly!
