Cliffs of the Moher

Today we took a drive up to the Cliffs of the Moher. The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's top visitor attractions. The Cliffs are 214m high at the highest point and range for 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O'Brien's Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. From the Cliffs, one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South. The Cliffs of Moher take their name from a ruined promontory fort “Mothar” which was demolished during the Napoleonic wars to make room for a signal tower.

Needless to say, they are breathtaking. In fact, they are being discussed as being added to that short list of Wonders of the World.

Next stop was Galway for lunch and some shopping. For being a Sunday, the streets were swelled with people. Shops, pubs, coffee shops and sweater stores were all over. They are all so quaint and privately owned. I didn't see any chain restaurants today.  Not even Subway.  Naturally, I had some more of that Irish coffee that I just can't get enough of.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at an Irish Marble store. We listened to the ower talking about how the marble is harvested and what the colors of each marble mean. Just so you know, the green color of Ireland's marble is over 600 million years old.  That was no typo...........it's 600 million years old.  Naturally, I had to buy a little marble to take home with me.

Tomorrow is our last day. We are going to head out in style by touring the Cabra Castle.

I look forward to seeing you back here tomorrow night!

Beautiful aren't they???

 

Michael and Mary Beth