
Mary Angela Keane
Irish historical geographer from County Clare and author of "The Burren"; expert on the region's geology, flora, and history.
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May 24, 2026
A Corner of the Burren | The Lyric Feature
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Mary Angela KeaneGUEST
At that time, in the early 1960s, it would've been, um, May 1962, May 1962, um, there were very few people in Lisdoonvarna.

Mary Angela KeaneGUEST
And the, the hotel that, whose family I joined, that stayed open through the whole year.

Mary Angela KeaneGUEST
And so we had a small dribble of people coming in, and me with my newfound knowledgeWould tell them what I, uh, had.

Mary Angela KeaneGUEST
And then I asked them when they were finished their holiday, could you give me a little report on what you saw and you did? And I collected all of these, and that meant the next guest then that came, "What are you looking for?" And they're looking for so and so, and I could say, "Yes, if you go down here and go right and turn left, you'll find it."

Mary Angela KeaneGUEST
I think he came on his own in the beginning, and, uh, he had a very rusty bicycle.
