Sign Pointing to Kerry’s Most Spectacular Cliffs
Despite the erratic weather, I was enjoying my drive around the Ring of Kerry. I was hoping to see some new scenery which I wasn’t able to visit the previous time. Among them was a point which was simply labelled as Kerry’s Most Spectacular Cliffs, if that isn’t descriptive then I don’t know what is. I was trying to find this place on the map but it doesn’t seem to be a town or a village. The nearest village would be Portmagee. Portmagee was my jumping off point to the UNESCO World Heritage listed site of Skellig Michael which is a pair of islands offshore.
What the Sign Said: Closed Means Closed
I have been there previously through sheer luck I was I able to get a seat on a boat bound for the island. As we were leaving, I remember seeing how high the cliffs are in this area. Now, I managed to get back here but I need to find the spot. When I followed Google Maps I ended up at a house which is definitely not Kerry’s Most Spectacular Cliffs. I went around the area a little and discovered that it was actually right beside the house itself. I’m sure that the house owners know about this and they put up a sign saying that their house is NOT the right place. There is a gate here which gives access to the cliffs. Unfortunately for me, the gate was closed with a message saying so. It ended with “Closed Means Closed”. I wasn’t sure why it was closed, the only reason I could think of was because of the winds which may accidentally blow someone off the cliffs. But this is the first time I have seen a place like this closed.
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