Saturday, April 29, 2017

I have never been to Ireland

But my Grandkids have been there. TJ tells me, think of Ireland as New Jersey. OK.


So If I fly into Avalon, NJ, why would I drive across the state to The Cherry Hill Mall
on the Banks of the Delaware the very next day?

Of course I exaggerate. They are actually visiting the Cliffs of Moher
& O'Briens Tower. I never heard of those cliffs or the Tower.

The tower was built on the cliffs in 1835 by local landlord and MP Sir Cornellius O'Brien as an observation tower for the Victorian tourists that frequented the cliffs at the time: "strangers visiting the Magnificent Scenery of this neighbourhood". It is said to have initially served as a teahouse, featuring a large round table with seats of ironwork.[1]:29 Another version tells of O'Brien building the tower in order to impress women he was courting.


Looks chilly
I think this is a version of the latter day MP Sir Paul
McDowell walking a Lass to his Tower to
impress her...


Looks really chilly & windy







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2 comments:

St Patrick said...

I look at that Map that Pea has Posted and I wonder why England would even bother with that small Island Nation and what the TROUBLES between the Presbyterians & the Catholics is really all about. It is certainly not about religion.

4/29/2017
M.P.MacHenry said...

'Tis my fate or destiny.."Kismet', that I someday visit the Cliffs of Moher. I have been hearing and looking at stories, photos of this place, all thru the month of April..I kid you not, now I click on the Pea's blog, and voila!..I might as well book a flight now..2 mo's ago, I had never heard of this beautiful site..amazing!

4/30/2017

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