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Day 8: Driving north and Cliffs of Moher

September 15, 2007

Driving through Connor Pass on the way out of Dingle

Lots of random lakes from the water runoff

We saw water falling and decided to hike up to the lake

And here it is (much work was involved to get up here)

Carrigafolye Castle. It's in the middle of nowhere

It was built in the 1490s...

...and brutally attacked in 1580. Alot of people died here

Climbing to the top; it was about 5 stories high

The view of the Shannon estuary from the castle

Walking back down

Can you see me at the top with my arms up?

See? Definitely in the middle of nowhere

See our Panda? Car ferry to County Clare

Matt watching the River Shannon go by

town of Kilkee, where we had lunch

Here are the Cliffs of Moher

Don't fall off of them

Kind of hard to show how tall they are in a picture

Self portrait

Strangers just don't get how to take good pictures

So there are 2 sides you can walk on. This is side 1, with castle

Here is the castle

One more of side 1

Soon the castle will just be a speck

Last self portrait

Now we're on side 2. See the castle?

We walked out to the part with no railings. Scary.

Everyone else was doing it too. Who obeys warning signs?

Matt and cliffs

new angle

Erin and the cliffs

Last one! Time for MORE driving to get to Bunratty

Bunratty Castle. We didn't go inside...

...but we did enjoy a few beers beneath it :)

This is a famous bar in Ireland; it's right next to the castle

Bunratty Castle again

Matt in our room in our last B&B

Courtyard B&B, Bunratty