"Burren roads" The Burren Tip by sabsi

Get into your car and drive around this area. Make sure not to miss the street from the picture (between Ailwee Caves and Poulnabrone Dolmen - I felt like driving on the moon) and the street at Corkscrew Hill.

Did you know why this part of Ireland became so stoney? Ireland used to be full of forests some thousand years ago until some people arrived who cut all the trees down. Unfortunately by cutting all the trees down the wind blew away the soil and all that was left over was the limestone which was easily washed away by the rain and the wind!