Poulnabrone Dolmen, the Burren, County Clare, in the Spring

The Beauty of the Burren

There is just something other-worldly about seeing megalithic tombs up close.  Poulnabrone Dolmon, in the Burren, predates the Egyptian pyramids.  The top stone is about 6 feet off the ground and just over 30 feet long- it’s big!  Around this area of the Burren you will find approximately 70 other tombs. The Burren has more…

Visiting the Cliffs of Moher

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…