The Cliffs of Moher (after which I am named!!!)
The Cliffs of Moher are located on the southwestern edge of The Burren (you can read about The Burren in a previous posting) region in County Clare, Ireland (hence my first name). The rise 390 feet above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head and reach their maximum height of 702 feet just north of O'Brien's Tower. The cliffs receive almost a million visitors a year.
From the Cliffs one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South. The Cliffs of Moher take their name from a ruined promontory fort “Mothar” which was demolished during the Napoleonic wars to make room for a signal tower.
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