The Burren

[Michael J Campbell]

Here are a few pics from the Burren which is about 30 miles from here

[ChrisB]

Much better than tourism commercials 

[Michael J Campbell]

The Burren 2

The Gentians are growing by the beach at Fanore

[Michael J Campbell]

The burren. the last few.

[Maggi Young]

What a marvelous place.... one hears so much about it and it is great to see these photos, showing the flowers and the sunshine and blue sea.... nature's perfect rock garden.



That is a very handsome son you have there, Michael.... are his brothers all that good-looking?
 Mrs Campbell must be a real beauty, you are a lucky man.

[Michael J Campbell]

Maggi,you must come a see the Burren, it is one hundred square miles of rock,alpine plants and orchids with lots of ancient monuments.  I spend a lot of time there.

[Armin]

Michael,
thanks for posting - I just want to sit there on the rocks

[Lvandelft]

Maggi,you must come a see the Burren, it is one hundred square miles of rock,alpine plants and orchids with lots of ancient monuments.  I spend a lot of time there.

Wouldn't we all like to do that?
Thank you Michael for showing these pictures. What a place to walk around.

[Anthony Darby]

Beautiful beyond words. Thank you for taking us there.

[t00lie]

Michael

Your Gentian pics show what i presume to be G. verna burren form.
In all your wanderings over the area have you noticed whether there is much colour variation ?.
Does the dark form also grow there?.

I ask because i've raised 3 plants,(x NARGS seed sown march 07) of Gentiana verna 'burren form' light blue ---admittedly my seed was not wild collected, however your reply might give some insight to what shade of blue they could be when finally flowering. Ta

Cheers dave --on a cold dreary wet afternoon.

[ranunculus]

Michael,
Wonderful images sir.   I remember an area (out near Lisdoonvarna I believe) where one large spherical rock dominates the surroundings and, upon closer inspection, is found to be covered with tiny ferns, gentians, dryas, etc., etc.   A perfect rock garden in itself.  Must get back to Dingle, Kerry and your beautiful Burren as soon as possible.

The trouble is, of course, so much of the 'alpine' world to see and so little time to do it!

[David Shaw]

Michael
Can we assume that you have just taken these wonderful pictures and so mid-May is the time to visit the Burren?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful pictures  Michael ! 
What a stunning area.
Another one to go on the list of places to visit !!!

[ChrisB]

Guess there will be a bus load coming next May Michael, you might not be alone... looks too good to miss!  Thank you for the pics, they are just super.  Was the pink ball Armeria maritima?  Couldn't tell properly....

[Kristl Walek]

I love threads of wonderful wild places. Thank you so much, Michael for posting these and educating someone who did not know about this area!!!!

It reminds me so much of a very special place in my end of the world in northern Ontario---Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron. Manitoulin is the largest freshwater island in the world, known for its alvar (limestone pavement) geology and accompanying flora. Here I was collecting seed of Primula misstassinica that grew in the wet cracks of the alvar along the great lake.