Our hosts told us that if we thought the Cliffs of Moher were impressive, we should go to see the Slieve League. So we headed north to find out what they were excited about.
The Slieve League (Sliabh Liag) are the highest accessible sea cliffs in Europe reaching a height of 1,968 feet, making them nearly three times the height of the Cliffs of Moher. The cliffs are very beautiful, and my pictures don't do them justice at all.
There's a trail that you can walk up, and the views from up there are awesome. The path was steep and rocky, but well worth the hike.
Sheep aren't afraid of heights, and we could see another Viking tower in the distance. There are many of them on the northern coast of Ireland, both sheep and towers!
We also stopped at Glencolmcille Folk Village where we enjoyed walking through the thatched roof cottages.
These thatched roofs were weighted down with ropes and rocks.
We noticed that most the Irish houses were made of stone and covered with stucco. They have a lot of rocks in Ireland, and they make good use of them.
Bob couldn't resist, he had to check those roofs closely. Is he thinking about growing some of that special straw for our house? What a great idea!
Ireland is so green and beautiful.
Our next stop was The Giant's Causeway, a very fascinating place to visit. You can actually see Scotland from here, if the weather is cooperating, and it did!
It was a nice hike, and we were glad we chose to hike down, because those steps were easier to go down than hike up.
The shore is covered with hexagonal columns that stick up at various heights.
This is supposed to be the Giant's boot (with me relaxing on it).
We were definitely glad we stopped to see The Giant's Causeway, and we really enjoyed Northern Ireland. Our next stop is Belfast, and we had so much fun there!
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