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<\/a>R478, Ballard Road between the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Another Thatched Roof driving toward Ardeamush, a rural area near Doolin, County Clare, Ireland<\/p><\/div>I drove down unnamed roads to Craggy Island B&B in Ardeamush. Ardeamush is a Townland, near Doolin. In Ireland, a townland is the geographic division name for small areas of Irish Gaelic origin, usually divided before the Norman invasion.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Ruins near Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Gorse near Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Craggy Island B&B in Ardeamush a rural area near Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>More Ruins near Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Ballinalacken Castle near Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>I could see this castle in the distance. I looked for it the next morning.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The coast near Doolin Harbour, Ireland<\/p><\/div>In every direction are green fields, divided by rock walls. Some of the limestone karst of the Burren shows through the green.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Beach, Limestone Pavement, Doolin Harbour, Ireland<\/p><\/div>You can see why they call it pavement. \u201cThe rolling hills of The Burren are composed of limestone pavements with criss-crossing cracks known as \u2018grikes\u2019, leaving isolated rocks called \u2018clints\u2019.\u201d Wikipedia<\/p>\n
<\/a>Crab Island in Doolin Harbour, Ireland<\/p><\/div>Crab Island is right in the bay of Doolin Harbour. It acts as a breakwater. There is nothing there but remains of a 19th-century stone constabulary outpost.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The Harbour, Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>This small pier is where the ferry leaves from to go to the Aran Islands and the foot of the Cliffs of Moher. It only runs in the summer. The rest of the year the water has high swells.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cliffs at The Harbour, Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Surfers at The Harbour, Doolin, Ireland<\/p><\/div>People surf and ride jet skis here. There is also a campground full of campers. I thought I had photos of that, but I don’t. It was pretty flat when I was here, but I am told there are high waves at other times.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cliffs of Mohr and O’Brien’s Tower from Doolin Harbour<\/p><\/div>Looking south, you can see the Cliffs of Mohr and O’Brien’s Tower from Doolin Harbour.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Doonagore Castle and Burren Karst, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
Doonagore Castle, Ireland<\/p><\/div>This is the view looking inland from around the Harbour. The round tower is Doonagore Castle, a round tower house built in the 16th-century. Doonagore, in Gaelic D\u00fan na Gabhair, likely means \u201cfort of the rounded hills” or “fort of the goats\u201d. I did not see goats. It is on a rounded hill. At one time, late 17th<\/sup> or early 18th<\/sup> century, it was owned and repaired by the Gore family, so it is sometimes called Gore’s Castle. There are a lot of square towers, but this is one of only three cylinder castles in the Burren.<\/p>\n People use it as a landmark to get their bearings out at sea or hiking the Burren. It is not open to the public.<\/p>\n Rocks at coast, near Doolin Harbour, Ireland<\/p><\/div><\/a>