巴倫國家公園

巴倫國家公園（英語：The Burren、愛爾蘭語：Boirinn）是位於愛爾蘭共和國克萊爾郡的一處國家公園，以喀斯特地形而聞名。在愛爾蘭語中，巴倫的意思是大岩石。巴倫國家公園面積約250平方公里，幾乎呈圓形。國家公園內有數座村莊。巴倫國家公園內有眾多考古學的遺跡。巴倫也以洞窟探險而聞名。此外巴倫還在愛爾蘭音樂史上佔有一席之地。

參考文獻

• McCarthy, P.M. and Mitchell, M.E. 1988. Lichens of the Burren Hills and the Aran Islands. Galway. Officina Typographica.

1. ^ BBC: The Flowers of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
2. ^ A similar quote "The Burren affordeth not a piece of timber sufficient to hang a man, water in any one place to drown a man, or earth enough in any one part to bury him." can be found in "The Journal of Thomas Dineley", 1681, in the National Library of Ireland. Extracts from his journal, including his account of the Clare section of his journey, were published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, 6 (1867). These appear in an online in "The History and Topography of the County of Clare" by James Frost Part II. History of Thomond Chapter 28 Barony of Burren （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）