July 08

TRIP TO COUNTY CLARE

I (MFE) worked in Listowel on Wednesday morning and L&D walked around the town. After therapy we drove to Tarbert and took the ferry across to Co. Clare. We had lunch at the beautiful beach in Kilkee, then drove to the Cliffs of Mohr. L&D toured while I rested in the sun (how nice!). Later we drove back to Liscannor and stayed at the same beautiful B&B where Dana and I stayed exactly 2 years ago. We even ate in the same pub! The next day we drove to Doolin and enjoyed the gorgeous rocky shoreline. A new highlight - we took a boat from Doolin and viewed the Cliffs of Mohr from the boat - wonderful. We then drove to Ballyvaughn and ate lunch in a quaint stone cottage. We dove back through the Burren, so I finally truly understand what it is - rocks, rocks and more rocks. We stopped at the "Clare Rock" (above) . Here's the info on the tomb:
There are over seventy megalithic tombs in in The Burren, the most well known and most easily accessible being Poulnabrone. It was excavated in 1968 and found to contain the remains of "between 16 and 22 adults and 6 juveniles, including a newborn baby". Radiocarbon dating suggests that the burials took place 3800 and 3200 BC.

We then went to Ennis for "tea"!. We returned to Tralee in time to eat dinner at home with Dana!