The concept of burrenbeo emerged in early 2002 in
response to what the site authors perceived to be a real need for a
one-stop information resource for the Burren. The burrenbeo team has
worked tirelessly, using their own resources, to bring you the
information and images you see here. However this is very much the
early stages of what is intended to be a sustained effort to become the
on-line information hub or portal site for all things Burren.
Ann O'Connor
Before returing to Ireland Ann worked fulltime as a researcher for
Newsweek (International) magazine in London and also part-time at the
New York Times offices. With a keen interest in the emerging multimedia
industry she then spent a number of years managing numerous Web/CD Rom
projects. Ann continues to develop her interest in technology and
chooses to be involved with innovative projects that embrace technology
in a practical and creative way to the benefit of local communities.
Ann is responsible for co-ordinating the design and content aspects of
the burrenbeo website and is involved in the design and delivery of the
Burrenbeo 'Eco-Beo' course in Burren national schools.
Dr. Brendan Dunford
Co-founded Burrenbeo following a PhD study he undertook titled 'The
impact of agricultural practices on the natural heritage of the Burren
uplands', Brendan is particulary interested in, and hopes to contribute
to, the protection of the Burren, and other such regions throughout
Europe and elsewhere, by promoting awareness, understanding, and
appreciation of these special places, and of the knowledge and skills
of the people that have, over countless generations, sustained them. To
address some of the issues identified through his research, Brendan
co-founded burrenbeo and is responsible for the research and future
direction of the burrenbeo project. Brendan is presently managing the
European funded LIFE project 'Farming for Conservation in the
Burren'.
BURRENBEO TEAM
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