Kilbaha Co. Clare Ireland

I was in County Clare in the West of Ireland at the weekend. These pictures are from some of the beautiful places in the West. The Bridges of Ross are one of the many places that I took a picture of. They are located in the small town of Kilbaha in the West of Ireland. The Bridges of Ross are not literally bridges and that is why they are so popular among tourists in the world today because they were formed naturally.

Another place I took a picture of was the lighthouse called Loop Head. This lighthouse is located on some magnificent cliffs. Seriously they are pretty scary – try standing at the edge and looking down!

Another thing I took a photo of was me and my cousins black-berry picking. These grow on the bushes along the sides of the road in the West of Ireland. Black-berry picking is so much fun…you should try it if you come to Ireland! Especially since you get to eat them afterwards! They are really tasty. There are lots of them in the months of September until November.

You will notice that in one of the pictures there is a small rural church. This church has an interesting story behind it. In the 1800s Ireland was controlled by the British. Since they were Protestant and we were Catholic – they wouldn’t allow us to have a church. The local people in Kilbaha decided to build an ark (a small house) which the priest could use as a place to celebrate mass. That is what they did and to this day the ark they used is still in the church. As a result the church is called the Little Ark.