巴伦国家公园

巴伦国家公园（英语：The Burren、爱尔兰语：Boirinn）是位于爱尔兰共和国克莱尔郡的一处国家公园，以喀斯特地形而闻名。在爱尔兰语中，巴伦的意思是大岩石。巴伦国家公园面积约250平方公里，几乎呈圆形。国家公园内有数座村庄。巴伦国家公园内有众多考古学的遗迹。巴伦也以洞窟探险而闻名。此外巴伦还在爱尔兰音乐史上占有一席之地。

参考文献

• 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 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）