Ballyvaughan
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Ballyvaughan is a small harbor village in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. It is located on the south shores of Galway Bay, in the northwest corner of The Burren. It is also know as The Gateway to the Burren; the Burren is an area of great rocky expanse and one of the world's truly unique places.
Each year botanists and naturalists roam this lunar landscape in search of Arctic, Alpine and Mediterranean plants that grow in profusion over the limestone pavements. The Burren is renowned for its archaeology. Ballyvaughan is surrounded by megalithic tombs such as Poulnabrone Dolmen, celtic ring forts, medieval churches and castles.
Ballyvaughan is close to the Aillwee Cave, a tunnel cave approximately 1 kilometer long created by melting snow.
Ballyvaughan has been tagged Ireland's 'Gold Coast' as a result of the huge boom in property prices in the area. Demand for holiday homes has seen the average house price in the town rise from €45,000 in 1995 to 480,000 in 2005.
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