Slieve League Cliffs

Kelly, Bobby, Nora and I gave up on waiting for the big kids to wake up, and we went out early for breakfast and to run some errands. We started with french toast, eggs, and tea at Toni’s Bistro in Donegal.

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Then we did some grocery shopping, and took Bobby for a haircut. These are the before and after pictures. He wanted an “Irish haircut” like all the lads here have. The lady who cut his hair said he was grand, which made his day.

When the big kids finally woke up (I won’t mention how late it was, but we stopped for dinner on the way home!) we took a drive to Slieve League Cliffs, County Donegal’s answer to the Cliffs of Moher.

The last mile of the road up was treacherous, but it was worth it! There was a big gate, which we had to open, drive through, and then close so the sheep couldn’t escape.

It’s been a while since all 8 of them were in the same photo!

These are some of the highest cliffs in Europe. The view was magnificent!

That is County Sligo in the distance. We were hoping to see some puffins, but we were about 2 weeks early for puffin season.

We all thought this would be the perfect place for a pirate ship and some smugglers. There were caves along the bottom of the cliff at the water’s edge.

So many sheep!

The tower way out on the cliff is one of a series of signal towers built during the time of Napolean’s reign to guard against a French invasion.

Someone has been hard at work making a sign in the cliffs with small rocks. It looked unfinished, but I think it will say “Welcome to Ireland” in Gaelic when it is done.

Admiring the view and waiting for the other kids to finish their climb to the top of the cliffs. So glad we made this drive, it was a great day!