Kinvara - Chinn Mhara - The head of the sea. Home of the Cuckoo and Crinniu festivals. Major gateway to the Burren and home of Burrenbeo.
Carran – An Carn - A heap of stones (to identify a chiefs grave). Cusacks birthplace, in the heart of the Burren.
Kilfenora - Cill an Abhraoidh - Eyebrow shaped hillside. City of Crosses and Ceili bands.
Ballyvaughan - Baile ua Bheacháin - O'Beahan's residence. Idylic Burren village on the shores of Galway Bay.
Corrofin - Coradh Finne - The weir of Finnia – an ancient fording place on the river Fergus. Angler's paradise.
Doolin - Dubh Linn - The dark pool. Gateway to the Aran Islands and a renowned centre of live Irish music.
Crusheen – Croisín – The little cross. A village on the Galway / Ennis road, north of Inchicronan Lough.
Boston- Móinín an gCloigeann - the little bog of the skulls. Boston is a tiny village near the eastern edge of the Burren.
Killinaboy – Cill Iníne Baoith - The church of the daughter of Baoith.Killinaboy lies between Corrofin and Kilfenora.
Lehinch - An Leacht from Leacht Uí Chonchubair, or O’Connor’s Cairn.
Tubber - Tobar, meaning Well in Irish, is a small scenic village located on the edge of the Burren.
Fanore - Fán Ór - The Golden Slope. Home to a beautiful beach and dune system.
Lisdoonvarna - Lios Dún Bhearna - The lios at the fort by the gap. Home of the Matchmaking festival.
Gort - An Gort - The Field. East Burren Heritage town with a strong literary tradition.
Kilshanny - Cill Seanaigh - The Church of Senan. “The Lovely Green Vales of Kilshanny” lie on the southern fringe of the Burren.
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