WELCOME BURREN NEWS - Burrenbeo Trust

Monthly E-Newsletter
August 2014 No.92

WELCOME SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
THIS MONTH
Welcome to our August e-Newsletter. After a really successful and busy July we’re
hoping for more of the same for August. Our Teacher Training Course and Learning  Heritage Week is between the
Landscape Symposium have given us plenty of new skills to develop over the year
and this month we turn our attention back to our younger Burren enthusiasts with 23rd—30th August, 2014.
the Burren Hedge school. There are also lots of Heritage Week events, festivals and www.heritageweek.ie
more to get you out enjoying the wonderful flowering season of 2014 - Look out this
month for the blues of the harebells and scabious, the yellows of the goldenrod and  A stunning new publication on
ladies bedstraw, the whites of the eyebrights and the gorgeous ‘grass of parnassus’.
Also see if you can find some gentians (of the ‘field’ or ‘autumn’ variety, pictured)! Poulnabrone by Dr Ann Lynch
has just been published, see
BURREN NEWS here.

Making Burren  Congratulations from
Heritage Accessible
for All Burrenbeo to the Burren
One of the most special College of Art on reaching its
events in our annual 20th anniversary this year
calendar happens this www.burrencollege.ie
month— our Walk with a
Difference, which will open  Check out this months
the wonders of the Burren
to another group of wheel festivals—everything from
chair users from Clare and boats to beer to bikes.
Galway. This year’s event
will take place in Carron
and the Burren Perfumery,
and is part of National
Heritage Week. Heritage
Events are happening
throughout the country
during the 23rd-31st
August. For more
information go to
www.heritageweek.ie

Hedge School opportunity for children of the Burren
You still have a few days left to sign up to the first Burren Hedge School in a long
time!!! It will take place between 12th-14th August 10am-2pm, in Carron. It is for 6-
12 years olds (1st-6th class only). This will be
a fun and interactive 3 days for young
children where they will learn to explore the
natural, cultural and built heritage of the
Burren’s hedgerows and pavements through
games, scavenger hunts, treasure hunts,
fossil finding, & much more!! It is €30 per
child/ €50 for 2 children from same family/

€65 for 3 children from same family. Burrenbeo Trust family members: €25 per child /€40 for 2 from same family/ €55 for 3
from same family. To book email [email protected].

ChangeX Burren this month : Burren GIY club & Siel Bleu classes
Change X are delighted to see the local Burren GIY taking off. GIY is a space for amateur and experienced gardeners to
come together and learn from each other in a friendly and sociable environment. Meetings are held once a month with
venues alternating. The next meeting is the 25th August, Ballyvaughan, theme is Fruit Trees. For more information
contact [email protected] or 085 1753522.

ChangeX Burren is continuing to work to reconnect people with their community, be more active, engaged and overall
enhance their own wellbeing. Siel Bleu adaptive exercise class is a brilliant opportunity for you or someone you may know
to get fit and active again, enhance your mobility, build strength and just feel your best. These classes are mainly for the
elderly, those with degenerative or chronic diseases and needing some guidance on getting fit again. There are a number
of classes being established locally, if you would like to take part, see a demonstration or learn how you could become an
instructor- get in touch today! For further information on how to get involved or take part in any of the programmes
ChangeX Burren has to offer, contact Elaine on 085-1753522 or email [email protected], to keep up to date with all
things ChangeX Burren, make sure to like, share and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Geopark Project announces plans to connect those with disabilities to the Burren
The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark has announced plans to develop improved access to and engagement with the
world-famous landscape for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. A Geopark spokesperson said feedback
from a pilot project will be used to identify locations that can be easily accessed by people with disabilities, as well as to
develop itineraries and programmes tailored specifically for small groups who wish to engage with the locations as
learning spaces. The feedback will also guide the development of suitable training for local tour guides and teachers
wishing to work with these groups in the Burren. For more visit www.burrengeopark.ie.

Related news from further afield….

Wild Food Summer School
Workshop leaders at the Learning Landscape
Symposium Mary and Robert White are
hosting a summer school from the 8th-10th
August involving 3 days of Foraging, Cook
Ups, Debates, Talks & Music in Borris Co.
Carlow. More information on
www.blackstairsecotrails.ie. Booking
essential. (Photo by Oonagh O’Dwyer of
www.wildkitchen.ie).

The 2014 Merriman Summer School
takes place from the 13th to 17th August in
Ennis. The theme this year is ‘Emotional Life
in Ireland’. Social historians, writers, ethno-
musicologists, psychologists, psychiatrists,
journalists, and critics will explore topics such
as inherited understandings of emotional life
and ways of transacting emotion; how a secular psychology emerged in Ireland; mothers and emotional formation; family
and emotion; gender, sexualities and emotion; mental distress, social control and incarceration; self-expression,
repressions and resistances; "the unsayable": trauma and trajectories towards recovery through speech; emotion and the
literature of emigration; feeling and the Irish song tradition. A morning seminar series in English will focus on "Reading
Edna O’Brien", and one in Irish on aspects of emotion in Ní Dhomhnaill, Ó Criomhthain, and Mac Grianna. More
information www.merriman.ie.

BURRENBEO TRUST EVENTS CALENDER AUGUST 2014
(Print & Post)

Sun 3rd 2.15pm Gortlecka

Burrenbeo Trust Walk ‘August at the Lough’ with Harry Jeuken. Meet at Gortlecka crossroads. More info call 087 2074205

or [email protected]

Sun 3rd 10.30am Ballyvaughan

Ballyvaughan Fanore walking club walk Glenfort, Fenagh, Cappanawalla. Meet at the Pier, Ballyvaughan @ 10.30am walk

@ 11am. More information: Berry Guthrie 087 6608242 & Denise Casserly 086 3317535.
Sat 16th 9.15am
Ballyvaughan

Ballyvaughan Fanore walking club walk Burrenwee, Caher Valley, Murrough, Gleninagh, Cappanawalla. Meet at the Pier

Ballyvaughan @ 9.15am. Contact: Gerry Reidy 087 7911700. Note: Club members only. Walk must be pre-booked before

Wed 13th Fanore
Sun 17th 10.30am

Ballyvaughan Fanore walking club walk Doolin to Fanore. Meet at O’Donoghue pub Fanore @ 10.30am bus leaves @
10.45am. Contact Paddy Power 087 7401509 to book your seat before Aug 14th

Sat 23rd 9am Liscannor

Brian Boru & the O' Brien Clan events at the Cliffs of Moher. Contact Cliffs of Moher, [email protected],

065 7086141, www.cliffsofmoher.ie
Sat 23rd 10.30am
Gortlecka

Mini Beast Hunt with NPWS education staff. More information and booking [email protected], 065

6827693 Coole Park
23rd – 31st 10am

Family Quiz/Treasure Trail - clues to find, a trail to follow and fun for all. More information NPWS Coole Park,

[email protected], 091-631804, www.coolepark.ie

Sun 24th 1pm Ennistymon

Following in Their Footsteps: A Walk to the Mass Rock & Cross on the Black Mountain with Joe Shannon. Meet at

Courthouse [email protected] or Killeinagh Graveyard@ 13.00. More info [email protected], 065

7071630,www.thecourthousegallery.com
Sun 24th 2pm
Black Head

Free guided land-based whale watch. Contact www.facebook.com/IrishWhaleandDolphinGroup

[email protected], 091 637621
Sun 24th 2pm
Corofin

Free Guided Tour of the Clare Heritage & Genealogy Centre. Also takes place on 27th August 11am to 12pm, 31st August

2pm to 3pm. Booking and information from [email protected], 065-6837955, www.clareroots.com

Sun 24th 2.30pm Coole Park

Art and Nature Together. A family activity ‘Our favourite things at Coole’. Make a collage to take home. More

information NPWS Coole Park, [email protected], 091-631804, www.coolepark.ie

Tue 26th 9.30am New Quay

Geosite Mini-Bus Tour. Meet at Flaggy Shore, New Quay. Booking and information from Burren and Cliffs of Moher

Geopark, [email protected], 087 9008031, www.burrengeopark.ie

Wed 27th 7pm Corofin

Dysert O'Dea Guided Walk & Heritage Trail. More information Risteard Ua Cronin, [email protected], 087 2905122

Wed 27th 8pm Corofin

Burren National Park Bat Talk and Walk. Meet at Burren National Park Information Point, Corofin. More information and

booking [email protected], 065 6827693

Wed 27th 8pm Ennistymon

When Horsepower Ruled – A Forgotten Era Recalled. Screening of Neville Presho’s ‘A Horse’s Tale’. A documentary on

the last days of the farm working horse in the locality. More info [email protected], 065

7071630,www.thecourthousegallery.com

Wed 27th 2.30pm Coole Park

Open Your Eyes to Nature. Exploring nature using the senses - Nature activities for children. More information

NPWS, Coole Park, [email protected], 091-631804, www.coolepark.ie

Fri 29th 8.45pm Coole Park

Guided Bat Walk. More information NPWS Coole Park, [email protected], 091-631804, www.coolepark.ie
Sat 30th 8am
Gortlecka

Bird Walk with NPWS education staff. More information and booking [email protected], 065 6827693
Sun 31st 10.30am
Ballyvaughan

Ballyvaughan Fanore walking club walk Berneens - Gregans – Poulacapple. Meet at the Pier, Ballyvaughan @

10.30am walk @ 11am. Contact Mary Droney 0872818408
Sun 31st 2pm
Lisdoonvarna

Historical Spa Wells and Tour of Lisdoonvarna's Famous Waters. More info Lisdoonvarna Failte, 0861250111

[email protected],
Sun 31st 2.30pm
Coole Park

Me & Nu and Grandma Too - A guided walk exploring the places Lady Gregory and her grandchildren loved best at

Coole. More information NPWS Coole Park, [email protected], 091-631804, www.coolepark.ie

Sat 23rd—Sat 30th Locally & Nationally

Along with the events that are listed there are many other heritage events throughout the country during
Heritage Week from the 23rd – 31st August. Details on www.heritageweek.ie

Sun & Wed throughout August Coole Park

Sunday walks on ‘The story of Coole’ and Wednesday nature activities from 2.30 to 4pm for children aged 5 to 10

years are being offered in Coole Park. Exploring together with NPWS staff, children will discover the wonderful world

of nature. There is no charge but booking is essential and children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are

free and start at the visitor centre. More information from 091 631804, [email protected] or

www.coolepark.ie

Exhibitions:
20th anniversary alumni exhibition in Burren College of Art Gallery, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare until August 8th.
Crisis Farm Lab by Maryann Worrell is an art exhibition at the Burren College of Art is a sculptural investigation into

the depletion of food resources. The show is on Thursday, August 7th at 7pm at the Burren College of Art and will be
running through the 17th.
Garden Sculpture Exhibition at the Doolin Garden, Ballyvoe, Doolin. Open daily from 10am-6pm during August. Closed
Mondays.

Festivals:
Burren Tolkien Society Festival, 15th-24th August more information www.burrentolkiensociety.ie or see Facebook

(www.facebook.com/BurrenTolkien)
Doolin Craft Beer Festival, 22nd – 24th August more information 065 7074111, [email protected],

www.irishcraftbeerfestival.com
Cruinniu na mBad, Kinvara 8th- 10th August, traditional wooden boat festival, for more information

www.cruinniunambad.com.

BURRENBEO TRUST NEWS & UPDATES

BURREN EVENTS MARCH 2014

Monthly Walks: The August Burrenbeo Trust walk will be ‘August at the
Lough’ with Harry Jeuken on the 3rd August at 2.15pm meeting at Gortlecka
Cross. Join us for a ramble in the Burren along the Lough Avalla loop walk and
catch the last of the summer blossoms. Harry Jeuken is the landowner at Lough
Avalla and has a wealth of knowledge of the holy wells, the winterage, and the
story of the local land. Harry and his family are certified organic farmers and also
farm biodynamically. Amongst other things Harry's family make cheese from
their own goat herd. The walk will take us on a tour of the land farmed by Harry
and his family taking a look at the archaeology, geology, botany, history and
agriculture of the area. While not strenuous, this can be challenging terrain - walking on limestone pavement which can be
slippery when wet. The walk will take c. 2 ½ - 3 hours and will be followed by an optional trip to the farmhouse for tea and
cake (for an extra donation - €5 suggested). Due to presence of livestock on the land no dogs are allowed on the walk.
Meeting time of 2.15pm at Gortlecka Cross or you can take the 2pm NPWS bus from Corofin and meet us there. This walk is
open to everyone. However, it is free for Burrenbeo Trust Members and a donation of €5 is suggested from non-members.
Please bring good walking shoes and waterproofs if needed. For more information please email [email protected] or
phone 091 638096. Huge thank you to David Drew for leading the July Walk. (Photo by Linda Morrison).

In light of walk numbers reaching capacity and to raise much needed funds for our expanding programmes, from September
the Burrenbeo Trust will be raising the suggest donation for walks to €10/€5 for
concession and free for members.

Education:
The Burren as a Learning Landscape continues to advance, and July was a great
month for bringing this concept to light in the Burren. We started with our Teacher
Training course which saw teachers nationally explore how they might use place
based learning in the classroom. The teachers were given plenty of skills and ideas
which they can put into practise in the new school year. Thanks to all the trainers for
their great work, especially Patrick McCormack and Brendan Dunford who donated
their time.

The 2014 Learning Landscape Symposium was also a wonderful success – with an amazing mixture of talks, workshops,
fieldtrips, active conservation work and the most essential element of all –
positive, enthusiastic delegates. A special thanks to all who helped with this
year’s event – all the amazing workshop leaders, the staff and volunteers,
delegates, supporters (particularly the Heritage Council) and community hosts.
If you would like to see the feedback report from the event go here.

We are in the final throes of selecting a candidate for the Young Burren
Leader Scholarship. Three talented young conservationists have been
shortlisted and they will be interviewed this week. The lucky finalist will get
the opportunity to attend the world’s biggest conservation conference in
Sydney—the IUCN World Congress in November.

This month, as well as our first Burren Hedge School (see pg1) we would also like to hear from schools that are interested in
taking part in Ecobeo or Áitbheo for the next school year. Get in touch with Áine on [email protected]. For
any schools that would like to have Burrenbeo visit for a Heritage in Schools talk or go out on a Burren Field Trip – the booking
system with the Heritage Council will be closing for bookings for 2014 at the end of September so get that date in your diaries
fast and treat your students to a great learning and fun experience.

If you know of any local businesses (or even those further afield) that would like to invest in the future of the Burren and Place

Based Learning in Ireland – get them to get in touch about how
they could sponsor a local school or provide scholarships for
Ecobeo schools.
Conservation:
A brand new, exciting project has arisen for the Burren
Conservation Volunteers (BCV) working with Kate McAney of the
St Vincent's Wildlife Trust, to help maintain the area around an
incredibly important bat maternity roost just outside of Ruan. Help
is desperately needed to clear vegetation and to rediscover a
boundary wall to see if it needs repairing (and to do so if it does!).
There is also a strong likelihood that the BCV will be asked to come
along and assist on a bat emergence count from this roost when the parent bats are ready to leave with their
offspring! The first stage of vegetation clearing around the roost will take place on Sat 9th Aug. There is no
limit on places but please email [email protected] if you are interested in coming for more
information on the meeting point, etc. (Photo by Sinead Biggane)

Also to look forward to is the annual BCV BBQ which will be taking place hopefully sometime at the end of
August or early September near Fanore. It is hoped that this will coincide with a coastal clean up beforehand to
make sure we have a really good appetite for the BBQ! This event will be totally family friendly so it will be a
great chance to bring everyone along to have a fun day out with the BCV. To receive more information email
Kate on [email protected].

Finally, this year our Walk with a Difference will be on Wednesday 27th August in Carron. Would you be available
to help for an hour or so during the event - either giving a short presentation or helping during the walk itself?
The event will start with presentations on various Burren topics at
about 11.30 and then after a picnic lunch head out for the walk. Again,
just drop Kate on email on [email protected] if you want
more information.

Organisation: A new home for Burrenbeo Trust
Due to our ever increasing work programme and different needs, the
Burrenbeo Trust have decamped but not far.... we are still in Kinvara at
our new address Glebe House, Glebe Road, Kinvara, Co.Galway - just
down past the side of the Merriman Hotel... in the stone building with
the blue door opposite the Garda station. Come visit us! Thanks to our
volunteers Ritchie Jones, Ide Deloughry, Mary Howard, Cathy Seale,
Elaine Williams, John Duncan, and Paula McHale who helped us move the 10 years of ‘stuff’ we’ve managed to
accumulate!

BURRENBEO BUSINESS MEMBERS NEWS

Support those that support the work of the Burrenbeo Trust. See the full list of Business
members below. Their news this month…

Burren Perfumery - Walking at Lunasa, 1st August with Tony Kirby & the Burren Perfumery
Guided half day-long Lúnasa walk followed by lunch. Friday 1st August 10.00 a.m. The event is €35, this
includes lunch at the Burren Perfumery. Book in advance 087 29254.

Russell Gallery - Sean Tyrrell plays the Russell Gallery on Friday the 15th of August @8pm. Limited Tickets
available to purchase at the Gallery or online http://www.russellgallery.net/Sean_Tyrrell.html

Burren Yoga - Retreats throughout the month of August at the Burren Yoga Centre. More information
www.burrenyoga.com.

The Burrenbeo Trust is a membership charity. If you like what we do and want to support our work please become a member. You can fill in the below and
return to us or click here to buy your membership online. If you would like to be a Business Member contact [email protected] directly.

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BURRENBEO BUSINESS MEMBERS
Please support these businesses that sup-
port the work of the Burrenbeo Trust
working towards the future sustainability
of the region together.
More details on our business members
here