Aran Island and Cliffs of Moher October 6th

What an incredibly beautiful day. Blue skies, sunshine, white puffy clouds but still a little chilly.

Today we took a ferry to the smallest of the Aran Islands called Inisheer. The trip took about 30 minutes. There are only 350 year round inhabitants. It’s 2 kilometers wide 4 kilometers long. Everything is on the southeastern side away from the wild Atlanta winds.

When we arrived we were greeted by many folks looking to take us on a tour of the island ..horse and buggies and tractor pulled carriages. It was well worth the 20 euros for the 2of us. We had a first hand experience of the island as our driver was a 7th generation inhabitant. They speak Irish Gaelic unless it’s tourist season and then they speak English.

Our first stop was at a shipwreck from 1960 called The Plassey. Only the rusted steel frame remains as a carcass on the shore. Next stop was the church ruins called Cill Ghobnait at a cemetery on top of the hill. At one time it was at ground level but now it is below ground because of all the sand blown around it. St Kevin’s tomb is located here as well. Getting our exercise up and down the hills.
The remains of O‘Briens Castle sits  atop yet another hill and stands tall against the North Atlantic Sea.
A trip to the pub for a Guinness and a hot chocolate and back to the ferry we went.

Our ferry tour included a trip under the Cliffs of Moher. Spectacular..not many folks get to see it from below especially on a clear day. Most of the time, they are fogged in.
Once we docked back in Doolin, we drove to the Cliffs and climbed up for views from above.

Wonderful day finished up at our B&B in Liscannor overlooking rolling green fields and the Atlantic Ocean.















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