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Path to Newtown Castle in Ireland's County Clare

Path to Newtown Castle in Ireland’s County Clare

Imagine travelling along this path, canopied in luscious greenery in the Irish countryside. As you round a corner, the great stone tower of Newtown Castle rises out of the stark rocky landscape in the...

Ireland's Mysterious Ancient Poulnabrone Dolmen in the rugged Burren region of County Clare.

Ireland’s Mysterious Ancient Poulnabrone Dolmen

It’s really amazing to realize Ireland’s ancient Poulnabrone Dolmen, or “Hole of Sorrows,” another popular tourist destination, was built around the same time as the pyramids of Egypt! In the barren Burren region of...

The Wild Atlantic Geology of Ireland in County Clare.

Wild Atlantic Geology of Ireland

The Atlantic Ocean meets the limestone coast of the Burren Region in Ireland’s County Clare, an area sculpted over thousands of years — once covered by ice and now chiselled by the perpetual motion...