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Ireland Day 9 – Dingle to Galway

Today was mostly a day of driving. We got up around 6:30 AM and had breakfast at 8:00AM.  We were on the road to Galway by 9:00AM.  To avoid driving around the peninsula, again we took Conner’s Pass which is one of the quickest way across the peninsula and involves going up Dingle’s highest mountain, using a narrow one lane twisty road.  From there we joined up with a more “major” two lane road before joining a “N” road which is a very major road but not quite freeway.   Our first and only stop today was the Cliffs of Mohr.  I wanted to stop at the oldest working windmill in Ireland, but it was closed today.    Along Conner's Pass I was last at the Cliffs of Mohr in 2006, it has changed. When I was first there was a basic gravel parking lot and some gravel paths with signs saying don’t fall off the cliff.  Now it is like a Disney attraction with way too many tour buses and people.  It has a visitor center, with a museum, gift shop, café,...