Burren means "great rock," from the Irish boireann. Back about, oh, 350 million years ago, this landscape was under the sea, which helped to create the limestone we see. Eventually it was run over with glaciation, deepening the criss-crossing cracks in the limestone pavement, and creating neat little pots for flowers, meaning that both Mediterranean and alpine plants can live in the area.
There are over 90 megalithic tombs in the area, portal dolmans, and ring forts. The sad donkey you see was at the Caherconnell ring fort which we visited, but it was pouring out so we couldn't stay long. Some of the pictures are obscured with rain drops, because it was coming down sideways, and it was hard to keep the lens clean.
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