Cliffs of Moher

St. Patricks
Cathedral
Ireland

Located at the
southwestern edge of the
County Clare region of
Ireland, these cliffs extend
for about 5 miles and raise
of 700 feet over the water.
The cliffs give stellar views
of the Aran Islands,
Galway Bay, The Twelve
Pins and the Maum Turk
Mountains. OBriens
Tower is the highest point
of the cliffs. Sir Cornelius
OBrien built the tower in
1835. The cliffs have over
1 million visitors per year.
Lizzie Donellan

Top Places to Visit
St. Patricks Cathedral
is the largest church in
Ireland. St Patrick was
believed to baptize
pagans and convert
them to Christianity.
This Cathedral was the
first place where
Handels Messiah
was performed in 1742.
There are six services
every week and the
choir sings two services
a day during the school
year making it the only
cathedral in Ireland to
do so.





Other Places to Visit
Blarney Stone (Kissing Stone)
One of the most popular spots for
tourists to travel to is called the Blarney
Stone. The stone is a block of limestone
that is build into the Blarney Castle.
Legend has it that when someone kisses
the stone they will receive the gift of gab,
which is great eloquence. The stone was
set into the castle in 1446. No one really
knows where the stone comes from. There
are stories that the stone originated in
Ireland and then was moved to Scotland
and then moved back to Ireland in 1314.
The tradition of kissing the stone dates
back to the 18
th
century.
The ritual of kissing the stone goes like
this; the kisser must first go to the castles
peak and lean backwards over the edge.
Most people need the help of another
person but it is easier now with the
safeguards installed. Before the safeguards
were installed it was very dangerous; so
dangerous in fact there was an episode of
Sherlock Holmes when he must
investigate the death of a man who
attempted to kiss the Blarney Stone. Many
people including movie stars, world
salesman and famous authors have
completed the ritual of kissing the stone.


1.) Boyne Valley
Boyne Valley
contains some of
Irelands most
important
historical
monuments.
There are graves
older than
Stonehenge.
2.) The Burren
The Burren is a
group of
limestone rocks
that holds are
variety of other
types of plants
and animals. It
is one of
Irelands most
famous natural
attractions.
There are over
635 different
plant species and
over 100
different types of
breeding birds.