Burren Country by Paul Clements

Burren Country by Paul Clements

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A hunter and gatherer of information and lore on the Burren, the author ferrets out little known facts and weaves them together. Burren Country celebrates outdoor life and uncovers what the Burren means to writers, painters and musicians who know it intimately.

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Burren Country by Paul Clements

This title is infused with warmth and wit, with the ordinary and the extraordinary. It celebrates outdoor life and uncovers what the Burren means to writers, painters and musicians who know it intimately.
'Told in an easy-going style interspersed with Clement's own observations and anecdotes in what is an affectionate tribute to this areaIt is as much a personal tribute to the Burren as a study of it.' Books Ireland 'Clements celebrates the often disparate elements that create a landscape and give its unique, indefinable feel - what is good about Clements' book is that he reminds us that one of the world's great landscapes lies not oceans away but on our doorstep'. Plant Life

Paul Clements, from County Tyrone, lives in Belfast and spends part of each year in the West of Ireland researching, writing, walking, and seeking inspiration in the Burren's limestone hills. His acclaimed The Height of Nonsense (2005) was a bestseller. A former BBC journalist, he now contributes to newspapers and magazines and to travel guides to Ireland He is a Fellow of Green-Templeton College, Oxford, and of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

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ISBN 13 9781848891173
ISBN 10 1848891172
Title Burren Country
Author Paul Clements
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gill
Year published 2011-05-10
Number of pages 250
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.