Wild Atlantic Way

  • Visiting the Cliffs of Moher

    The Cliffs of Moher has been one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions for at least 200 years.  O’Brien’s Tower was built as a viewing spot in 1835.  And though the view from the cliffs doesn’t change, the thrill of visiting has yet to waiver.  I’ve visited the Cliffs of Moher three times- and never has…

  • Following the Signs

      Every time I see this sign it makes me smile.  We had just left the Cliffs of Moher, heading for our B&B in Doolin.  Not a quarter mile before this sign the speed limit had increased.  It may have been the irony that made it so funny at the time, but I think there…

  • At the Cliffs of Moher

    I took this photo on our second day in Ireland at the Cliffs of Moher. It was my daughter’s first trip to the Emerald Isle- she had just turned 1- as well as my husband’s. Much about the Cliffs of Moher has changed since that trip- when we returned in 2008 a new visitor’s center…