Sunday, August 29, 2010

The Burren and The Cliffs of Moher


I got in to Galway at 12:15, dropped my stuff at the hostel and immediately hopped on a 1 o'clock tour to the Cliffs of Moher, Irelands #1 tourist attraction. I went on a tour run by Healy Tours that was 16 euros and lasted 5 hours. It takes between an hour and a half to two hours to reach the cliffs, but our tour went passed a lot of cool sights along the way. The Cliffs of Moher were incredibly beautiful and are definitely worth a visit!!!

On the ride to the cliffs we went across the Burren, an area of Western Ireland filled with mountains and limestone rock spanning 200 square miles. We passed Dunguoire Castle and stopped to take a picture as well as Leamanagh Castle. Along the way I saw lots of cows, sheep, horses and even an alpaca! We also stopped at the Poulnabrone Dolmen, a 2500 year old burial ground. There are lots of Dolmens around Ireland, all of which are ancient burial grounds. This one got the name Poulnabrone Dolmen based off the area it is located in.


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