Mike Brown's Ireland - County Clare

The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare are up to 600 feet high:	O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher
St. Cronin's Church in Tuamgraney is the oldest church in Ireland still in current use. Brian Boru worshipped there in the 10th century.	Interior of St. Cronin's Church
This ancient carved head was found underneath the plaster in St. Cronin's	A typical Irish roadsign
Craggaunowen Castle is the centerpiece of a Living History village	Inside Craggaunowen Castle
A Crannog at Craggaunowen Crannogs were built on pilings in lakes in Ireland and Scotland in the late Bronze Age and for hundreds of years thereafter.	Inside of a hut within the Crannog
Ennis - a working Irish small city	While the Cliffs of Moher are thronged by tourists, and you have to pay to park and walk the paved paths, you can go about 50 miles south along the Clare coast to Loop Head and see the same cliffs - without tourists, parking lots, paved paths... anything, really, but you and the scenery...
Natural stone bridge at Loop Head	Loop Head Lighthouse
Loop Head rocks
Poulnabourne Dolmen in the Burren - originally buried, this was a passage tomb dating back 6,000 years	The Burren - this barren limestone "karst" landscape was described by one of Cromwell's men as "not enough water to drown a man, wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury him.." The rocks are called "grikes", and a wild mix of flowers ranging from Mediterranean to Alpine grow in the "clints".
The Cliffs of Moher from Doolin	Burren meets the sea at Doolin. Known for its traditional music, Doolin also the home for the Doolin Ferry to the Aran Islands
Burren flora, with snail	Crab island in Doolin Harbor