Our next destination were the Aran Island s which can be reached directly by ferry from Doolin. We chose to spend two days on the largest island, Inishmore. In the Aran Heritage Centre in Kilronan you will be introduced to the landscape, traditions and culture of the Aran Islands. The holy island that sleeps like a great shark on the grey water of the Atlantic ocean. For those who are interested in history, they should visit Dun Angus, an ancient celtic Fort which was built from stones about 2000 years ago.
Experts assume that it used to be a theater at that time.
Close to Dun Angus there are cliffs, similar to the ones at Moher, but not as high. The harvesting of seaweed was the main industry on Inishmore, nowadays it is fishing. The islanders still speak Irish as their everyday language. After our stay on Inishmore, we took the ferry to Rossaveal, which is at the southern coast of Connemara. Connemara is a mountain area with the well known Twelve Pins which are up to 2300 feet high.