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ated on the top of a high rock, which is perpendicular on two 

 sides. The cHffs of Moher extend for a distance of about seven 

 miles along the coast of Clare, the most prominent points of 

 which are Slievenageeragh, 668 feet high ; Ailnasharragh, the 

 fool's cliff, 603 feet ; O'Brien's Tower, 587 feet ; and the Hag's 

 Head (in Irish Cearn, Calliach) 407 feet. From the cliffs of 

 Moher a most glorious view may be had of the cliffs them- 

 selves, as some portions project from which a view may be ob- 

 tained. You can see towards the north Innishmaan, crowned 

 with the great fort of Dun-Connor, The Bens of Connemara ; 

 southward Liscanor Bay, the spire of Miltown Malbay behind 

 Spanish Point, Caherrush, Mutton Island, the bold head of 

 Boltard, and Loop Head. And on a clear day the mountains 

 of North Kerry may be seen, and inland Bureen, Elva, Callan, 

 and the distant peak of Telegraph Hill, 1,746 feet high, at the 

 remote end of Clare. The cliffs derive their name from an 

 ancient stone fort or caher which stood on the top of the cliffs, 

 but now dismantled. Leaving the cliffs of Moher after lunch- 

 ing, we drove downhill by the village and ruined castle of Lis- 

 canor, passing by St. Bridget's Holy Well, where the scene of 

 the picture for " The Blind Girl at the Holy Well" was taken. 

 We stopped to examine the ancient Church of Kilmacreehy, 

 standing on the shore of Liscanor Bay. A little further round 

 is the village of Lahinch, and the Norwegian-built Golf Hotel, 

 similar to Rosapena, where you will find the finest i8-hole golf 

 links in Ireland, two miles long and a mile and a half broad. 

 These various places were all included in a circular drive from 

 Lisdoonvarna, returning there in time for dinner. Another 

 day's excursion was to the ancient Cathedral Church of Kil- 

 fenora, where there is a very fine sculptured high cross ; from 

 thence to a fine stone fort, or caher, called Ballykinvarga. The 

 walls of it are from 12 to 15 feet thick, built in three concentric 

 sections, like the coatings of an onion. For external defence 

 a very fine chevaux-de-frise extends to a distance of 100 feet 

 from the wall of the fort. The entrance is by a single door- 

 way, with a stone lintel, seven feet long. The wall stands at 



