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A few years ago, while cleaning out my parents’ house after the death of my father, I found a small framed picture of a pub bearing the sign “Curtin’s Roadside Tavern.” I was intrigued because my late mother’s maiden name was Curtin—her father John came to the U.S. in the early 1900s, leaving behind a struggling farm in west Ireland—though I’d never heard anything about a tavern. I looked up the place online and sent an email to the owner, Peter Curtin, who wrote back that he

Richard Hearns may wander for hours in the morning, absorbing what he sees, hears, feels; then he retreats to his studio (next to his house) to paint.

Burren-based filmmaker Katrina Costello creates deeply-moving films about Ireland.

The singer/songwriter Luka Bloom finds inspiration in the stillness of the Burren.

One of the best days I had in the Burren during my recent trip was spent in and around the coastal village of Fanore (which means “golden ring”).

Seamus Heaney declared that this spot at the northern edge of the Burren—where “the wind and the light are working off each other,” and where the ocean is “wild with foam and glitter”—could “catch the heart off guard and blow it open.”

Sadie Chowen draws creative inspiration from the Burren surroundings. “The Burren itself is the key ingredient in our products,” she says.

Hanne shares that her best work tends to happen “after I’ve walked in the Burren for hours. I feel an invitation, coming from the landscape, to take a photograph.”

The Burren is a place to walk and experience raw natural beauty. But if you know where to go, you can enjoy amazing meals in the Burren—as well as great trad music and lively craic (conversation).

One of the highlights of visiting the Burren is spending time in the coastal town of Doolin, located near the Cliffs of Moher. You could...