Well, I guess it's goodbye Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, but hello bank holidays in May and June! We don't really have the rhythm of the calendar here yet, so the June bank holiday snuck up on us a little. We really want to take advantage of all of Tom's days off, and we decided to head over to Clare. So far, it is my favorite place that we have visited in Ireland. My overall favorite is of course where we live. I am always marvelling at the beauty of this place.
But Clare is Ireland. It's the Ireland that you imagine when you only have references that you can't even place.
The view from our room
O'Brien Tower at the Cliffs of Moher. That's Mow-her. Not Moore.
We stayed in a B&B that was a Manor House to Ballinalacken Castle which was historically owned by the O'Briens (they seem to have ben dominant in this area). The boys are running toward the Castle ruins.
We took a boat over to one of the Aran Islands, Inisheer. It was an AMAZINGLY beautiful day!
There are very few cars on the Island and this is a great way to see the Island with 3- year- olds.
These walls were built over 200 years ago. The stones covered most of the Island and the Islanders built walls to clear and divide the land.
See- thatched roofs. Real Ireland.
It might not be the most modern and luxurious, but what a view it has!
Tom on Inisheer, looking up at O'Brien Castle.
The Sunset out of our window. Of Course it was about 10pm.
The best beach I have seen so far in Ireland.
The Cliffs of Moher. Go if you can, try to make it on a nice day, and do the boat cruise.
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