Burren National Park | |
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Páirc Náisiúnta Bhoirne | |
Location | Kilnaboy, Corofin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°01′N 9°00′W / 53.01°N 9.00°W |
Area | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1991 |
Governing body | National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) |
Burren National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Bhoirne)[2] is one of eight national parks in Ireland managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It covers a small part of the Burren, a karst landscape in County Clare on the west coast.[3][4][5]
Burren National Park was founded and opened to the public in 1991.[6] It features 1,500 hectares of mountains, bogs, heaths, grasslands and forests. The park is the smallest of Ireland's national parks.[7][8][9][10]