Anyone who asks me my favorite movie will get the answer "The Princess Bride". This movie came out the year I was born and I've probably been watching it ever since. I can quote nearly every line of it! If you challenge me to a quote-off you will probably lose. Just sayin'. I long ago found out that the "Cliffs of Insanity" from the movie were actually called the Cliffs of Moher and were located in Ireland. I also found that Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince filmed a scene there. So this place held signifcance for two of my favorite fandoms. I mentally added that to my list of things I must see sometime in my life. August 6th, 2014 I got to cross that one off my list!
Before I get to talking about the cliffs, I will show you some of the other things I saw on my tour and save the best for last!
These two pictures are of Dunguaire castle, a 16th century castle in the town in Kinvara on the shores of Galway bay.
Next up is Corcomroe abbey which dates back to the early 13th century.
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| Cool photo from inside. |
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| "Hello? Mr. Rabbit?" |
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| Why such a tiny archway? Medieval doggie door? |
Then we moved on to the site of Poulnabrone, a neolithic dolmen, or portal tomb. This tomb is over 5,000 years old and has the remains of over 30 people in this ancient site. Here is a Wikipedia excerpt about dolmens:
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It remains unclear when, why, and by whom the earliest dolmens were made. The oldest known dolmens are in Western Europe, where they were set in place around 7000 years ago. Archaeologists still do not know who erected these dolmens, which makes it difficult to know why they did it. They are generally all regarded as tombs or burial chambers, despite the absence of clear evidence for this. Human remains, sometimes accompanied by artifacts, have been found in or close to the dolmens which could be scientifically dated.'
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| Poulnabrone dolmen |
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| With the people standing behind it you can see that it's pretty big. |
Then we stopped for lunch in the fishing village of Doolin where I had a traditional Guinness beef stew for lunch.
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| Doolin! |
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| It's cute! |
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| Delicious lunch! |
Then, we finally go to the Cliffs!!! They were SO STUNNING. It was beautiful, and amazing and yes, insane. I already want to go back sometime and spend even more time there taking it all in. The pictures don't do it justice just how beautiful they are. I was very lucky to be there on such a nice day, because I've been told that when the weather is bad you can't see anything. So please enjoy the beauty that is the Cliffs of Moher!
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| The Cliffs! |
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| A lookout tower |
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| Just look at how beautiful that is! |
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| LOOK AT IT!!! |
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| Sitting on the edge. |
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| It's a long way down!! |
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| Selfies on the edge! |
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The view from the highest point, about 700 feet up!
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I will leave you with some gorgeous panoramas of one of my favorite places I visited so far while in Ireland.
I'll see you again someday, Cliffs of Moher!
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics Jenna! You definitely have a few which would be great to print out and frame. I love that you found a place which was significant to you. I'm a weirdo, only saw Princess Bride once and thought it was okay. I know, I'm in the minority. ha ha
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