Inisheer & the Bottom side of the Cliffs of Moher

The ride out to Inisheer - Antonio & Yesenia enjoying the ride out.

The Aran Islands are primarily 3 island near Galway Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean - Inishmore, Inishmaan & Inisheer.  The Irish Gaelic language is spoken by those that live on these islands.  We took a ferry out to Inisheer, the smallest of the 3 islands & packed with history to B.C. something to the not to distant past.  It has a population of about 300.

The recent history 0- this is a shipwreck on the rocks on the shore of Inisheer.  It was about 1960.

This was our ride out to the shipwreck & around the rural area of the island.  I don't think this horse like his job at all.  He didn't want to go faster than a slow walk though would with some encouragement. 

This is the castle built in the middle of the B.C. something fort on the island.  The castle dates back to the early 15th Century (before Columbus discovered America).

St. Chaomhan's tomb.

St. Chaomhan's Cathedral/Church.  It is shored up as the sand drifts over it.  It is surrounded by a cemetery.

The view of some of the Cliffs of Moher from the Atlantic.  It really shows the character of the cliffs with all the inlets, caves & various birds (Puffins included) flying about.

The cliff wall going up near the tower & the sea stack rock.  The whitish coloring on the rocks is where one of the many species of birds "cements on" there bird nest to the rock walls.  The Puffins actually nest in the grassy areas & various other bird species fill in the nooks & crannies.  The waters are full of all types of fish, sharks, jellyfish (Yesenia's favorite) & even the occasional dolphin.

We actually walked out to the dock (about a 3 K walk) so needless to say we walked back & after all the walking on the island, riding the swell on the ferry rides, we, with our sunburned faces, treated ourselves to ice cream cones at the local snack shop in Doolin.

Dinner was again at Gus O'Connors pub.  This was a short night there though as we were quite tired from all the walking & my face was red without blushing...

Sonas ort! Rita