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THE waters and the wild of the recently selected ‘Best place to holiday in Ireland’ is calling all walkers.
The Burren in North Clare is once again the setting for an 8km ramble on Sunday September 4.
The annual event has been rambling the Burren for close on 40 years for the lifeboats and this year’s theme is ‘The Village of our Childhood’.
The village of our childhood is Fanore which rests between the mountain and the sea with magnificent views of the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, Sliabh Elva and Blackhead mountains.
The ramble will take people by the shore to places where the poitín makers from Conemara traded with the locals for turf and potatoes.
A visit to the deserted village on the shore at Loch an Uisce in Fanore will be on part of the route.
The site that has been dated as six thousand years old was where the sea hunters and locals gathered to eat sea food.
The green road which swings above the old school house in Fanore is another part of the historical route.
Base camp for parking is the car park at Fanore beach at 11.15am for a 12 noon start.
There will be the traditional black pudding and brown bread tasting on the route and a special feature will be time out for healing on the rocks of the Burren.
Registration is on the day at the car park and the call is to give as much as you can to keep the RNLI fleet afloat.
For people who feel they may not be able to make any contribution but would like to do the ramble the organisers are earnestly asking that they come out and be part of the ramble; bring the greatest gift of all, bring yourself. Full information from 0876260301. Your support is greatly valued and appreciated by the lifeboat crews.
