Documenting the holy wells of the Burren region, located in North Clare in the west of Ireland.
The Burren is about 350 square kilometres in size. It is a karst region with significant amounts of soluble limestone bedrock exposed to the atmosphere.

It is a geographically vague area. However, the most commonly accepted definition of the region now accords with the late Tim Robinson’s map, The Burren,  a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare (1999) published by Folding Landscapes.

The gazetteer is a record in words and images of all the holy wells in the Burren region as defined by Tim’s map. We have identified forty four wells in total. They are listed on our List of Holy Wells page.

Tony Kirby writes the words. (Thanks to Karin Funke, Aileen Drew and Dr. David Drew for having accompanied me on part of the endless water journey. David is a retired T.C.D. hydrogeologist and his scientific insights in to the water bodies are hugely appreciated).

The background image is of etchings at Toberpatrick, Rossalia.