Sliabh Liag (=Shleeve League)– Ireland’s highest cliff

Sliabh Liag (=Shleeve League)– Ireland’s highest cliff July 24, 2017

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Sliabh Liag is of course Gaelic, and it is the name of Ireland’s highest cliff, indeed they claim it’s the highest in all Europe. Who am I to doubt the Irish? This gentleman was the one to explain to us what we were seeing as we peered into the abyss. If he looks a little like a character out of Lord of the Rings, you would be right— we shall call him Paddy. Let’s admit, the views are spectacular—-
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The thing about the coast of Ireland which distinguishes it say from the coast of Italy, or Greece, or even California, is not the steep cliffs or rockiness. It’s how green everything is. It is much prettier than many of these other coastline drives, especially if you are lucky enough to have a wee bit of sunshine.

And then there are the islands, many of them once populated by the successors to St. Patrick. The irish monks., some of whom produced the Book of Kells.
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