Ireland, Cliffs of Moher

This is my view of O'Brien's Tower, built 1835 by Sir Cornellius O'Brien, a descendant of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland. There is a single room above the ground floor with access to the roof. (I could mention that Cornellius is a cousin of mine.)


Craig's view. It was built as a place for the queen to visit as well as the hundreds of Victorian tourists that visited the area. It is said that he hoped to develop tourism to benefit the local economy and bring people out of poverty.


This marks the highest point of the Cliffs which are 8km long and 215m high.


From the rooftop, on a clear day you can see as far as Loop Head at the southern tip of County Clare and beyond to the mountains of Kerry, as well as the Twelve Pins beyond Galway Bay. The Aran Islands to the west looked very close.




Hmmm, do we stop here or continue along the edge of the cliff? I should mention, to the right was a memorial to "All those that have lost their lives at the Cliffs."


Sir Cornellius built this wall of Moher slate flagstone. Liscannor, nearby, is famous for its slate flagstones which was used for fencing.


Remember the scene in Princess Bride where the man in black is climbing the rope trying to catch up to Buttercup? It was filmed at the Cliffs of Moher.


Standing on the edge of the Cliffs is dangerous, it can give way and crash into the ocean, hence the memorial to all those who lost their lives here.