Mythology
No place in Ireland is as strange as the Burren of County Clare. The name "Burren" comes from the Gaelic bhoireann, which means "rocky place". There is no other place that is the same as the Burren in Europe. It's areas are covered by limestone, thick strange flowers. It is also a land of stones, ancient forts, tower houses of deserted villages and old roads.
"They say that there is a cave out on the Burren that only opens once in every seven years. Some would tell you that there is a grand treasure hidden there but that it is unwise to enter it for it is the abode of the fairies and the gold rightfully belongs to them. It is as well to leave it alone."
"There was a poacher named MacMahon who lived over beyond Ballynalackin. He was out hunting very early one morning, near the old castle there, when he came upon the entrance to a cave that he hadn't noticed before. He had been chasing hares across the rocks when they had suddenly disappeared and, under a rocky overhang, he came upon the mouth of a tunnel, nearly hidden by long grasses. Now he was a curious man and, as he knew the locality well and had never seen this cave-mouth before, he was anxious to know where it went. He had heard old stories of hidden treasures far below the Burren and thought that there might be a lost fortune to be found if he were to explore further."
