WEEK 9: NATURAL WONDERS

                                                                   Cliffs of Moher 

This description of the Cliffs of Moher is taken from this website: https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/about-the-cliffs/the-cliffs-at-a-glance/

WHERE ARE THE CLIFFS?

The Cliffs of Moher are located on the west coast of Ireland, close to Liscannor village in County Clare.

WHY THE NAME?

The Cliffs take their name from a ruined promontory fort ‘Mothar’ – which was demolished during the Napoleonic wars in the early 1800’s, to make room for a signal tower at Hag’s Head. The word ‘Mothar’in old Gaelic means ‘the ruin of a fort’.

HOW LONG?

The Cliffs stretch for 8km (5 miles) as the crow flies.

HOW HIGH?

The Cliffs reach 214m (702 feet) in height at their highest point.

WHAT CAN I SEE FROM THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS?

On a clear day the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, the Twelve Pins and the Maum Turk mountains in Connemara as well as the Dingle Peninsula and Blasket Islands in Kerry, are all in view.

The Cliffs of Moher are a wonderful place, full of nature and breathtaking views that make you wish to go back somewhere in the future. It is a great experience to walk on the edge of the cliffs without fences and to take pictures in which it seems that you fall.

This week I started reading The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter, and I watched Kill Bill Vol. 2 for one of my courses.

Gala Aldonza Hernando