The Burren Through Its Literature

THE Burren Through Its Literature is the title of this month’s Burrenbeo Trust talk. The talk by Belfast-based writer, tutor and journalist Paul Clements takes place at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan on August 19 at 8.30pm.
Paul’s main interests are Irish cultural history, travel and landscape writing. He has written two travel books about Ireland. The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip was a bestseller and Irish Shores: A Journey Round the Rim of Ireland recounts the story of a solo hitchhike around the coast.
A former BBC journalist, Paul now contributes to a range of newspapers and magazines, including The Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Guardian, Observer, Times Literary Supplement and Escape. He is a contributing writer to two travel guides: Insight Ireland and Fodor’s Ireland.
For 20 years Paul has found inspiration walking in the Burren hills and has written several published articles about the area. One of his essays appears in the anthology, Burren Villages, published in 2010. He has led workshops in creative writing at many of Ireland’s leading arts festivals and since 2008 has run workshops based in the Burren. He tutors travel and nature writing classes at Queen’s University, Belfast and at the Centre for Creative Practices in Dublin.
The talk is open to everyone and is free for Burrenbeo Trust members. For more information, email trust@burrenbeo.com or call 091 638096.