Boghill Centre Links   

The Centre is set in 50 acres of protected bogland, and offers quiet walks both on its own grounds and down quiet country lanes.
If you want to travel further a field  transport can be arranged to more distant attractions if there is enough interest.
 

The spa town of Lisdoonvarna is approx. 3kms (2mls) away. Famed for its annual Matchmakers Festival in September, the town also boasts The Roadside Tavern and Royal Spa Hotel, both noted traditional music pubs where sessions take place most nights of the week.
Visit the Burren Smoke House and sample their freshly caught Atlantic Smoked Salmon and other delights.
 

5kms (3mls) away from the Boghill Centre. There are pubs, craft shops, and the Burren Centre - go in and take the armchair tour of the Burren before you do the real thing!
 

THE music town of west Clare with McGanns, Gus O'Connor's and McDermott's pubs. Live music every night of the week. A beautiful Burren beach too. A half hour from here by boat are the Aran Islands. This link will take you to the Island Ferries web page which gives information on this group of three islands, 50kms (30mls) out to sea, remote and beautiful. Visit I & RFB Silversmith for traditional and contemporary jewellery in silver and gold.
 

Our local market town, full of shops, pubs etc. Take a look at Custy's Music Shop.
 

Our local surfing resort. Visit Lahinch Seaworld (swimming pool plus aquarium and more), or play a round on the International Competition Golf Course. Or visit the Rock Shop, just up the road in Liscannor.
 

The spectacular lunar landscape of the Burren, with its limestone pavements, whipped cream mountains and exotic flora and fauna, extends over 80 sq. kms (30 sq. mls), and starts just down the road from here. It really has to be seen to be believed. Click Here for a taste of the area. This site gives lots of information on the Burren - its landscape, flowers, megalithic tombs, and the places of interest surrounding it. Also has links to other Irish sites.
In 1991 it was proposed to build a visitors centre on Mullaghmore, a site of rare natural beauty. There were huge protests, and the Burren Action Group site tells the story so far. Also provides more information on the Burren, and Mullaghmore in particular.
Visit the Aillwee Caves - about 15kms (10mls) from the Boghill Centre, this is the largest showcave in Ireland.
Or how about The Burren Perfumery, with its Visitors' Centre with comprehensive lecture and video on the Burren, plus locally made fragrances etc.
If you want to walk in the Burren with a guide go to Heart of Burren Walks where you will get all the information on guided tours in the Burren.
If you like Yoga check out  http://www.burrenyoga.com/  A beautiful centre in the middle of the Burren with Yoga weekends and yoga week long holidays all year round.  Ashtanga, Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini, Anusara, Satyananda yoga.  Outdoor activities in the Burren and by the sea.  Amazing vegetarian food.

Drive down the Corkscrew Hill to Ballyvaughan, then take the coast road through Fanore and on to Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher. The photos here will give you some idea of the breathtaking view from the top!
 

Irish Bands 

Carritwen.nl
Dutch based band of Irish music..Very good
Banshee in the kitchen
US-based band who play traditional music and have become great friends of the Boghill Centre.
Flook
U.K. band with lots of Irish interest and regular visitors to Clare. Sarah Allen and Brian Finnegan on flutes, Ed Boyd on guitar and John Joe Kelly on bodhrαn.
The Trip Over The Mountain
This site was set up to promote the latest album from Clare musicians Michael Queally and Cyril O'Donoghue (often to be found playing in Doolin).
Gonnagles.nl
Dutch folk collective from Enschede. Check it out!
Drumlin.nl
The band Drumlin is a jovial group of seasoned musicians based in Holland that somewhere in the past, lost their hearts to the Celtic tradition.

Irish Festivals and schools
Kerry Fiddles
Kerry Fiddles offer a unique combination holiday. For fiddlers who want to learn to play from scratch and take in the local scenery.
Fiddle Festival of Wales
Held in the National Trust’s Stackpole Centre, Pembrokeshire, this festival is the most unique gathering of musicians in Wales. Check it out with great links.
Trigallia - Celtic Festival Italy
TRIGALLIA Biennial fantastic Celtic Festival in the town of Argenta, Italy.
Tradweek
Site of the Meitheal Trad Summer School
Willie Keane Memorial Weekend
Usually in October, a weekend featuring all sorts of traditional Irish events - music and singing, Sessions, Dancing lessons and Ceili, and Traditional concerts. In Doonbeg, Co Clare.

Irish Magazines
Fiddle On
Great Fiddle magazine...A MUST if you are a fiddle player!!
Irish Music Magazine
A must for every musician to read. Gives lists of events, musicians, sessions, plus lots of links to other music sites.
The Living Tradition Magazine
The Living Tradition Magazine is a guide to the folk and traditional music scene. Packed with news, reviews and features leading you to the best of live and recorded music, clubs, concerts and festivals.

Other Musical sites
Guitar Chords 247.com
Description: - A large listing of guitar chords. Learn chord progression and understand why some chords sound better together then others.
Brendan White - Bodhrans
Homepage of Brendan White, Originally from Ireland but at the moment resident in Holland where he makes most famous bodhrans.
Musicpresent.com
You can commission the composition of a piece of music in the style of Irish traditional music by Cork based musician and composer Edel Sullivan.
Tunedb
Huge searchable database of traditional music in abc format.
Celtic mp3's
Great site full of goodies and celtic music links.
Callan Studios
Specialises in mobile sound and music recording.
Ceolas Celtic Music Archive
This site contains the largest collection of information on Celtic music online, and has links to hundreds of related sites.
Shanna Quay
Book and music shop in Adare, Co. Limerick, stocks selected range of books by Irish authors and publishers; a selection of sheet music and a small range of traditional Irish musical instruments
Trad Music
An excellent, fully interactive website designed by musicians for musicians, aimed specifically at enthusiasts and players of traditional music worldwide. Artist profiles, Global Gig and Festival guide, Discussion, Luthiers list, online shopping, special offers and great news aggregation.
Scotloads
A music site called Scotloads which promotes Scottish music.
Irish Music Shop.ie
Comprehensive online shop for all types Irish music, CD's DVD's, books - Celtic, Ballads, Country, Folk, pop/rock, Irish Dancing, Gospel, Easy Listening, Rebel Songs, Celli, Pub songs, and Learn to play DVD's.
Violin Valuations
Online Shop for Stringed Instruments and accessories - Antique, New, Electric, Coloured. Information on dealers, makers, orchestras, sheet music, teachers, UK music clubs, auctions (buy and sell) and appraisal services for string instruments.
New Music Label.com
Your Ticket into the Music  Business. Where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers  and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and  managing all types of Music careers.
Celtic collections
The sound of Ireland - Representing the best known and most popular artists from Wolfe Tones, Joe Dolan, De Dannan, Paddy Reilly, Jim McCann, and The Pogues, to more contemporary artists such as Clannad, Meav, Rua and Bohinta.
www.maverick-country.com
Monthly Country music publication based tin the UK.

Yoga Links
Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre
http://www.burrenyoga.com/
Yoga weekends and yoga week long holidays all year round.  Ashtanga, Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini, Anusara, Satyananda yoga.  Outdoor activities in the Burren and by the sea.  Amazing vegetarian food.
A2Z Yoga
Online yoga videos over the Internet. Watch Yoga Videos and practice yoga postures, yoga poses, pranayamas, yoga mudras. Find answers to all yoga questions - for beginners and practitioners.
Travel Quest
The Travel Quest Directory lists Worldwide yoga retreats and holidays, including pure yoga retreats and combination holidays that include yoga with other relaxing or active interests.
Yoga new
For an international directory of yoga centres, yoga resources and yoga software downloads.
Self Realization
Offers shareware & freeware programs by Zentrum Publishing,
yoga information, yoga traditions, and yoga disciplines,
articles about metaphysics and spiritual growth.
Yoga directory
A comprehensive online resource offering information on Yoga videos, books and publications, Retreats, Organizations, Teachers and training, Yoga traditions, Yoga Products, Health and healing, Spirit and Transformation, and much more.
Yoga Movement
Yoga resources - Articles, Yoga Centres, Yoga Events, Texts, Books, Videos, Gift Shop.
 

www.noticenature.ie – ‘Leave no Trace’ program, Information on actions individuals can take to reduce carbon footprint, plus facts about threats to biodiversity. B/R? (R = links page environmental education section?) Plus - invasive species info here.
www.field-studies-council.org – Nature fact sheets.
www.treecouncil.ie – Information on trees. (Linked to our carbon offsetting page).
www.crann.ie – Carbon offsetting and trees.
www.irishseedsavers.ie – Voluntary organisation dedicated to the location and preservation of traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables.
www.biodiversityresearch.ie - National Platform for Biodiversity Research in Ireland.
www.biology.ie- Home Page for the Heritage Council's Biodiversity Watch Project. Plus online forum.
www.nbdc.ie – National Biodiversity Data Centre Ireland.
www.environ.ie – National Biodiversity Plan.
www.sciencespin.com – Ireland's science wildlife and discovery magazine.
www.lichens.ie - Irish Lichens website - help with identifying, plus info on using lichens as markers of habitat health.
www.iwt.ie - Irish Wildlife Trust.
 

www.responsibletravel.com – Ecotourism holiday site and ‘I know a great place’ community.
www.sustourism.ie – Sustainable Tourism Ireland.
www.ecotourism.org – Ecotourism definitions, principles, and fact sheets.
www.seat61.com –  International Slow Travel advocate.
www.sustainabletravelinternational.org – Ecotourism travel site with Eco Directory.
www.greenguide.co.uk - business directory, forums, articles about green living.
www.greentraveller.co.uk - blogs and forums about green travel.
 

www.sustainability.ie – Irelands very own Sustainable living magazine.
www.failteireland.ie – Facts and figures on tourism, the environment and climate change.
www.world-tourism.org/code_ethics/eng.html - Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
www.change.ie – Advice, information and research, plus carbon calculator. www.cultivate.ie – Irelands original Sustainable Living directory, they organise an annual sustainable living symposium and networking event in Dublin.  
www.wakeuptowaste.org – Refuse and recycling information.
www.greenme.ie - green business directory, sustainable living tips, and blogs.
www.bioregional.com - One Planet programme, and Sustainable living programme.
www.treehugger.com - forums, articles, tips on green living, plus shop.
 

www.suas.ie - activities for young people - community building, awareness raising, development education and fundraising.  Engaging with the challenges of social development and equipping young people to effect positive change. 
www.ecounesco.ie - Irelands Environmental Education and Youth Organisation.
 

Local organisations:
www.burenbeo.com – EcoBeo Education program, the Burren Connect project and visitor information.
www.burrenconnect.ie – Education, training, information, research, conservation.
www.clarecoco.ie - Clare County Council Biodiversity Action Plan.
www.clarebiodiversity.ie – Local area group – source of biodiversity information.  

National organisations:
www.npws.ie - Part of the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government, charged with the conservation of a range of habitats and species in Ireland.
www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net - A network of independent environmentalists, assisting local groups and individuals to understand environmental issues.
www.voiceireland.org - Voice of Irish Concern for the Environmet. Information on environmental concerns in Ireland.
www.antaisce.org – Ireland's largest independent environmental charity: The Natural Trust for Ireland. Campaigns, Local groups, Resources, events and training.
www.epa.ie – Environmental Protection Agency Ireland.
www.ipcc.ie - Irish Peatland Conservation Council: Bogwatch.
www.gmfreeireland.org –  GM-free Ireland Network is an association of individuals and organisations collaborating to keep Ireland off-limits to the environmental release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

International organisations:
www.isec.org.uk - International Society for Ecology and Culture: promoting locally based alternatives to the global consumer culture.
 

www.wwoof.org - Organization assisting those who would like to work as volunteers on organic farms internationally.
www.helpx.net - Volunteer work in exchange for free accommodation and food on farms, backpacker hostels, lodges, horse stables and even sailing boats.
www.volunteer.ie
 

Hostelz.com
To Find a Hostel worldwide
Irelands-directory.com
Visit this directory for regional information about travelling, entertainment and businesses in County Clare, and all areas of Ireland.
Welcome-2-europe.com - Regional Directory.
Lots and lots of pages to link to with pictures of the web pages...
 very handy. You can search by subject and region
Clare Heritage and Genealogical Centre
Find your Irish roots.
Tour Clare
Popular guide to what's going on in County Clare.
Browse Ireland
An Irish web directory - lots of links to all sorts of sites in Ireland.
Best of Ireland Page
Tourist information on towns, places of interest, and some nice photos.
Local Ireland
Information, news and events, county by county.
Biddy Early Brewery
Situated in Inagh (approx. 20kms (12mls) away), this is Ireland's first brewery in a pub!
Health Resources Directory
The Health Resource is a professional health information research organization whose expert health researchers help you learn about all the treatment options for your medical condition. Including Allopathy, Homeopathy and other Complementary therapies.
Product and Interior Design Summer Schools
Product and Interior summer courses organized by the Italian University of Design NABA, Italy.
Go Ireland
Book accommodation in Clare securely online today. Book online and get instant confirmations from budget to luxury accommodations.  
Wise Woman Weekend
This weekend a learning, discovery, celebration and fun for women of all ages occurs annually in late May in Co Leitrim, the Northwest of Ireland. Tours of the area from the Celtic Goddess viewpoint are also available.
 

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