The road to Kilkee & Loop Head

On our eighth day we awoke again to another delicious Irish Breakfast at Sea Crest Farmhouse. Angela Morrissey was a wonderful host. The view from the farmhouse was wide open from its elevated position a short distance inland; Southeast from Quilty on the coast.

Traveling South from Quilty on N67 we crossed the Doonberg River via a stone arch bridge in Doonberg. This was the first opportunity to stop, get out, and begin to burn some calories from breakfast; a mere 15 minutes from departing our B&B. Photo opportunities are everywhere in Ireland. There were a lovely pair of swans a swimming in the river when we arrived.

Kilkee

Kilkee, Loop Head’s main town, is built around a horseshoe bay with a kilometre of golden, blue-flag beach. Because of the Duggerna Reef (locally known as the Pollock Holes) stretching across its mouth, the bay is naturally sheltered from the Atlantic, and Kilkee beach is the safest in Clare. Read more
–www.loophead.ie

Loop Head

Loop Head peninsula, has the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Shannon Estuary on the other, with barely a mile of land saving it from island status. – wikipedia

Bishop’s Island

The 6th century monastic settlement on Bishop’s Island gives the island its name. This unique seastack was separated from the mainland over the last thousand years.

Kilkee Cliffs

Bridges of Ross

The Bridges of Ross are located on the western side of Ross Bay near the village of Kilbaha. Originally there were 3 sea stacks but only one remains. You cannot see it from the road; it is a short walk from the car park. The coastal views are spectacular.