{"id":33716,"date":"2017-08-04T07:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T07:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=33716"},"modified":"2017-08-04T07:54:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T07:54:13","slug":"poulnabrone-dolmen-and-the-burren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/poulnabrone-dolmen-and-the-burren\/","title":{"rendered":"Poulnabrone Dolmen and the Burren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks more like a moonscape<br \/>\nBleak and apparently<br \/>\nLifeless on the surface<br \/>\nBut below the surface we<br \/>\nSee clints and grykes<br \/>\nAccumulating earth<br \/>\nWhere fissures be<br \/>\nAnd on these slab like flats<br \/>\nSheltered areas we see<br \/>\nThe magic of each season<br \/>\nBlossom admirably<\/p>\n<p>Nature casts its spells<br \/>\nAcross this region<br \/>\nAlive with many animals<br \/>\nAll who<br \/>\nHonour us with their presence<br \/>\nSpectators and attendee&#8217;s<br \/>\nA vastness and immensity come true<\/p>\n<p>Look across the surface<br \/>\nRock is all we see<br \/>\nBut thats the  magic of the ages<br \/>\nIn a land thats free<br \/>\nThe motherland of Ireland<br \/>\nOfcourse its bleak and bare<br \/>\nNatural conservation<br \/>\nFor everything thats there<\/p>\n<p>The famous Poulnabrone Dolmen<br \/>\nHole of the quern stones, we<br \/>\nCan just imagine long ago<br \/>\nWhen alien people free<br \/>\nOf New world order parlance<br \/>\nAnd communinistic crap<br \/>\nShared their tumultuous intelligence<br \/>\nAnd the massive sloping cap<\/p>\n<p>That sits astride the dolmen<br \/>\nSince Neolithic time<br \/>\nFive feet high<br \/>\nA ceremonial place<br \/>\nFit for this  rhyme<br \/>\nAnd all around the summery<br \/>\nBrIngs timely plants to share<br \/>\nThe colours of the rainbow<br \/>\nIn the tingle of the air<\/p>\n<p>Badgers Foxes Stoats and Otters<br \/>\nRats and bats and shrews<br \/>\nFeral goats that wander aimlessly<br \/>\nSuch wondrous news<br \/>\nA myriad of miracles<br \/>\nThe wanderers through time<br \/>\nAnd loads of birds<br \/>\nSo many species<br \/>\nIn the thermals climb<\/p>\n<p>The Burren is a magical place<br \/>\nWhere wizards and witches see<br \/>\nAll the glorious spirits<br \/>\nThat abound there and are key<br \/>\nTo the interest in this area<br \/>\nThis truly humble place<br \/>\nEncompassing great history<br \/>\nAnd The encirclement of space<\/p>\n<p>If you ever go across the sea to Ireland<br \/>\nDont miss this place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks more like a moonscape Bleak and apparently Lifeless on the surface But below the surface we See clints and grykes Accumulating earth Where fissures be And on these slab like flats Sheltered areas we see The magic of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/poulnabrone-dolmen-and-the-burren\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[300,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ireland","category-the-sabbats-and-the-old-craft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33716"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33721,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716\/revisions\/33721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}