Cliffs of Moher 04/26/2016

No trip to Ireland would be complete without a visit to the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland.  Today is our last day in Ireland and we felt it was appropriate to end our trip with a visit here.  They take their name

Don't get too close to the edge

 from an ancient fort named Moher that was located on the Cliffs.  The old fort was demolished in 1808 to provide material that was used to build a lookout tower in the Napoleonic wars.  It still stands today.
We left Kenmare this morning and drove up the west coast of Ireland.  We stopped in Adare for lunch at the Wild Geese.  Very Irish.  We checked into a B&B in Shannon and drove to the Cliffs.  Cold, windy, and beautiful.  This ends chapter one of the this blog...chapter two starts tomorrow.

There are fences around the park viewing area now.  This was before fences.

Windy & cold

cold and windy

we had lunch here in Adare

thatched roof house in Adare

Carrygerry B&B in Shannon (our last night in Ireland)

Almost 1,000' above the Atlantic Ocean

Cliffs of Moher

Linda & Amanda

watch tower from the Napoleonic era