Burren Centre

The Burren


At the Burren Centre, a 12-minute film gives you an overview of the Burren's flora, fauna and geology, while interactive exhibits detail its formation and evolution right up to the present day. Exhibits also cover the Kilfenora Céilí Band. You'll also find a tearoom and a large shop stocking Irish-made crafts.


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1. Kilfenora Cathedral

0.04 MILES

Built in 1189, Kilfenora's cathedral was once an important place of pilgrimage. St Fachan (or Fachtna) founded the monastery here in the 6th century, and…

2. West Cross

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In a field accessed via a stile, 130m west of Kilfenora's cathedral ruins, is the 4.6m-high West Cross, which depicts Christ's crucifixion.

3. Leamaneh Castle

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This magnificent, allegedly haunted ruin stands on a rise 6.2km east of Kilfenora. Built in 1480 as a tower house and converted to a mansion in 1650, it's…

4. Spa Well

3.9 MILES

At the town's southern end is a spa well, with a sulphur spring, a Victorian pumphouse and a wooded setting. The iron, sulphur, magnesium and iodine in…

5. Courthouse Studios & Gallery

4.65 MILES

Rotating exhibitions from local and international artists are displayed over two floors of these studios, which are located in a renovated 19th-century…

6. Cascades

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Best seen by walking through the arch by Byrne's Inn, Ennistimon's cascades are quite a sight after heavy rain when they surge, beer-brown foaming, and…

7. Caherconnell Fort

4.84 MILES

For a close-up look at a well-preserved, drystone caher (walled fort) of the late Iron Age–early Christian period, stop at this privately run heritage…

8. Poulnabrone Dolmen

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Also known as the Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Ireland's most photographed ancient monuments. Built more than 5000 years ago, the other…