Ireland - Cliffs and Islands and Cliffs

A couple of days ago we took a ferry to the Aran Islands. Yes, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was filmed here, along with other movies. We visited a Bronze Age fort that had been built around 600 B.C.

Nope, no need for a wall on the fourth side. 

One of the defensive barriers that stil exists is a ring of vertical rocks 1.5 m high between the second and third defensive walls that was designed to make an attack by horseback impossible. It was wild to think that the walls themselves, which were 10' high and 20' thick, had all been built by hand. 

The island is incredibly barren, in spite of being inhabited for thousands of years. This looks even harder to farm than the land my sister and brother in law own!

We took another ferry back to the mainland and the town of Doolin, which is adjacent to the famous cliffs of Moher. Yup, they made movies here as well, including The Princess Bride.