The Golden Slope of Beautiful Fanore

Or Galium Odoratum & leaves of Wild Strawberry Fragaria Vesca in sunny patches of Slieve Carron & Glen of Clab Where Scrub birds feast on them & sing tunes Like the Robin or Erithacus Rubecula Or Stonechat Saxicola Torquata & Willow Warbler All profiting from the food bonanza in the Burren .

Fan Óir

The Golden Slope of Beautiful Fanore

Fanore Fan Óir means the golden slope Where dunes & grassland are protected habitats For their seasonal displays of Wildflowers & Rare Orchids . Wildflowers like Elecampane or Inula Helenium Scientific name Or as Gaeilge Meacan Aillinn Bearing large Daisy-like Yellow flowers On long hairy stems with deep Sunhue disc Used for those suffering from shortness of breath . An array of Wild Orchids adorns The Golden Slope of Fan Óir Like early Purple Orchid White with specks of Lilac Or Autumn Lady’s Tresses or Fragrant Orchid . O’Kelly’s Spotted Orchid shines a pure White Sacrement like Baptism, Communion, Confirmation & Marriage Bird’s-Foot Trefoil & Bloody Crane’s-Bill a rich Magenta Burnet Rose boasts heart shaped petals with Pink White or Cream centre . Also, Fragrant Orchid growing alongside Lesser Butterfly Orchid Perfumed Fly-Orchid, Bee-Orchid resembles a Bumble Bee & Frog-Orchid Merely mentioning a few of the twenty-five species found in Fan Óir . Fanore Fan Óir means the golden slope Where dunes & grassland are protected habitats For their seasonal displays of Wildflowers & Rare Orchids .