"The Cliffs of Moher" (also Mohr) are sea cliffs
located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region
in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14
kilometres (9 miles). At their southern end, they rise
120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's
Head, and, 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the north, they
reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just
north of O'Brien's Tower, a round stone tower near the
midpoint of the cliffs, built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius
O'Brien, then continue...(+)
"The Cliffs of Moher" (also Mohr) are sea cliffs
located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region
in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14
kilometres (9 miles). At their southern end, they rise
120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's
Head, and, 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the north, they
reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just
north of O'Brien's Tower, a round stone tower near the
midpoint of the cliffs, built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius
O'Brien, then continue at lower heights. The closest
settlements are the villages of Liscannor 6 km (4
miles) to the south, and Doolin 7 km (4 miles) to the
north.
The cliffs take their name from an old promontory fort
called Mothar or Moher, which once stood on Hag's Head,
the southernmost point of the cliffed coast, now the
site of Moher Tower. The writer Thomas Johnson Westropp
referred to it in 1905 as Moher Uí Ruis or Moher Uí
Ruidhin. The fort still stood in 1780 and is mentioned
in an account from John Lloyd's A Short Tour Of Clare
(1780). It was demolished in 1808 to provide material
for a lookout/telegraph tower that was intended to
provide warning in case of a French invasion during the
Napoleonic wars.
The Cliffs have appeared in numerous media. In cinema,
the cliffs have appeared in several films, including
The Princess Bride (1987) (as the filming location for
"The Cliffs of Insanity"), Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince (2009), and Leap Year (2010). The
cliffs are mentioned in the Martin Scorsese film
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) and are noted in the 2008
documentary Waveriders as the location of a large
surfing wave known as "Aileens".
In music, the cliffs have been the scene for music
videos, including Maroon 5's "Runaway", Westlife's "My
Love", and Rich Mullins' "The Color Green". Most of
singer Dusty Springfield's ashes were scattered at the
cliffs by her brother, Tom. There is also an Irish
fiddle tune called The Cliffs Of Moher.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffs_of_Moher).
Although originally written for Traditional Irish
instruments, I created this Interpretation of the Irish
Jig "The Cliffs of Moher" for Oboe & Celtic or Concert
(Pedal Harp).
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