Final Day of UK Vacation - Clare Ireland & The Cliffs of Moher

 

If you read my last post, you'll see we arrived in Dublin on the 16th of September for one night and one day. Since we arrived late in the afternoon, we did our sightseeing on the 17th which technically should have been day 8 instead of 7 but whatever LOL!

The afternoon of the 17th we picked up our rental car and drove to Clare where we stayed at the Inn at Dromoland.  Situated at the back of the Inn, our room was large and the bathroom nice and spacious.

The next morning we headed out to the Cliff's of Moher. 

Above you'll see a few pictures but these in no way do justice to the vast beauty of the Cliffs. For you Harry Potter fans, the cave shown in the upper left corner of this collage is the sea cave that contained one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. 

The lower right picture is what's known as Hag's Head. Look closely and you'll see what appears to be the head of a woman tilted back and her mouth 'open' as she nag, nag, nags her husband and family. At least that's what the Irish have proclaimed it to be LOL!

You'll also see in the lower left corner, O'Brien's Tower. Mr. O'Brien was one of the original tour guides on the Cliffs and this tower was built in 1835 for people to gaze out of the upper windows. On a clear day you can see as far as Loop Head and the Mountains of Kerry (the southern tip). To the north, The Twelve Bens beyond Galway Bay are visible as well as the Aron Islandes to the west.

I've wanted to go to this part of Ireland since I first read Nora Roberts's Born In Trilogy which is set in this area and these places are mentioned. Every description in these books about the beauty of rolling green hills criss-crossed with stone fences or dotted with cattle and sheep in absolutely accurate and the actual experience stunning. Dromoland Castle is mentioned in book 2, Born in Ice and though we didn't visit the castle itself, we were able to see it from the road whenever we left the Inn.

Words cannot describe what was the trip of a lifetime for me and my favorite part of the whole excursion. Let me tell you it was worth every hour, every penny and every nerve-wracking mile drivng on the opposite side of the road from the wrong side of the car LOL!

Next time, I'll definitely stay more than a couple of days in Ireland.

I hope you've enjoyed reliving my UK Vacation with me and that you'll stop by often and see where else I've traveled.

Until next time, bon voyage.

PamT

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