On our first day in the Burren National Park in Country Clare on the western side of Ireland, we headed to the Cliffs of Moher and arrived just before the attraction was due to close. We had a quick look around the visitor's exhibition centre, where we saw some information on the sea life, bird life, and plant life in this unique area. We did not get to stay here for long as they were about ready to close up the centre, so we made our way up the trail to the sea cliffs, named the Cliffs of Moher.
The Cliffs of Moher are 214 meters high at their highest point, and they extend for over 8km over the Atlantic Ocean along County Clare. Below is an image of them looking southwest.
We walked up to the high point where a tower, known as O'Brien's Tower, was constructed in the mid-1800s for tourists to enjoy the views. The tower was not open when we arrived.
We took in the views along the tower, stopping at the point where we saw warning signs about the footpath becoming unsafe. We then backtracked to the other direction to see views of O'Brien's Tower and the other cliffs and sea stacks.
There's a large colony of birds that live off the Cliffs of Moher. Puffins are also meant to live here, but we did not see any. We did spot some birds down on the ledge of sea stacks below the cliffs, and I got a few photographs of them (below), but they do not look like puffins.
The Cliffs of Moher were formed hundreds of thousands of years ago from mud and sand. Some of this made up an ancient seabed where fossils can be found.
Cliffs of Moher is a beautiful place to explore and enjoy the scenery. I am sure that if we had had more time to spend here, we may have seen some dolphins and enjoy the wildlife more.
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