Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher is a cape in County Clare, Munster. Cliffs of Moher is situated nearby to the locality Ballylaan, as well as near Hag’s Head.Photo: Logastro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in County Clare, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cancregga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moher Tower and St Brigid’s Well.
Moher Tower
Tower
Photo: Forage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moher Tower is the stone ruin of an old Napoleonic-era watchtower which stands on Hag's Head, at the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, in County Clare, Ireland.
St Brigid’s Well
Photo: Liscannorman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is the patroness saint of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiographies, she was an abbess who founded the important abbey of Kildare, as well as several other convents of nuns. St Brigid’s Well is situated 4 km northeast of Cliffs of Moher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liscannor and Lahinch.
Liscannor
Village
Photo: Liscannorman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lahinch is a small seaside resort in County Clare in the west of Ireland. In Irish it's An Leacht, "the peninsula" and also known as Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, "Cairn of O'Connor" for the chieftain slain at Dough Castle. Liscannor is situated 6 km east of Cliffs of Moher.
Lahinch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lahinch is a small seaside resort in County Clare in the west of Ireland. In Irish it's An Leacht, "the peninsula" and also known as Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, "Cairn of O'Connor" for the chieftain slain at Dough Castle.
Cliffs of Moher
- Category: landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cliffs of Moher” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cancregga”
- Swedish: “Cancregga”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Furreera and Liscannor Bay.
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