Winterage
For thousands of years, Burren farmers have marked the end of summer by herding their cattle onto ‘winterage’ pastures in the limestone uplands where they spend the winter grazing.
This ancient ‘transhumance’ tradition is synonymous with the Burren and is key to the survival of the region’s famous flora and fauna.
LEARN MOREThis ancient ‘transhumance’ tradition is synonymous with the Burren and is key to the survival of the region’s famous flora and fauna.
The Burren Winterage Weekend
The Winterage Weekend takes place on the October Bank Holiday weekend each year.
It offers a chance to come together and celebrate the unique farming traditions of the Burren and other ‘high nature value’ farming landscapes across Ireland and Europe.
This festival also becomes a platform for sharing ideas on how these special places and their custodians might best be supported at a time of great challenge.
FESTIVAL ProgrammeIt offers a chance to come together and celebrate the unique farming traditions of the Burren and other ‘high nature value’ farming landscapes across Ireland and Europe.
This festival also becomes a platform for sharing ideas on how these special places and their custodians might best be supported at a time of great challenge.
The Burren Winterage Festival is coordinated by the landscape charity Burrenbeo Trust with support from the Burren Programme, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, The Heritage Council and FBD Insurance. Burrenbeo Trust is a non-profit organisation that relies on support from the local community and various organisations to carry out its work. The Trust is hugely grateful for all its supporters.
