The Breathing Burren

By Gordon D'Arcy,

Book cover of The Breathing Burren

Book description

Celebrates the flora, the fauna, the people, and the places of the Burren region of Ireland with stories and original watercolors that convey a deep affection and intimacy for the land. First captivated by the Burren in the early 1970s, D'Arcy has spent

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked The Breathing Burren as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Burren is a limestone karst landscape in the west of Ireland, not too far away from where I live, and one of the reasons I settled in Ireland. This area is unlike anything you would expect in Ireland and blends a stark but beautiful landscape and unique flora and fauna. Gordon D’Arcy is an artist, author, and naturalist and has been exploring the Burren since the 1970s. This book is an accumulation of memories mixed with stories on the Burren’s natural heritage and its wild inhabitants and is illustrated with Gordon’s mesmerizing watercolors. Of all the books on the…

Want books like The Breathing Burren?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Breathing Burren.

Browse books like The Breathing Burren

Book cover of Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm
Book cover of The Seabird's Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet's Great Ocean Voyagers
Book cover of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,224

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Dublin?

Ireland 308 books
Dublin 78 books