Title

Ireland – County Clare – Cliffs of Moher near Lahinch

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Artist

John Hinde, Ltd.

Sender

Josephina [Lahinch, Ireland]

Recipient

Miss Ann Murphy [San Diego, California]

Language of Message

English

Caption

Cliffs of Moher, near Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland. Cliffs of Moher near Lahinch, Co. Clare: Five miles north-west of Lahinch, these are one of the outstanding coastal features of Co. Clare. This great "Wall of Thomond", consisting of horizontal beds of millstone, grit and sandstone, stretches for nearly five miles from Hag's Head (440 ft.) to O'Brien's Tower, where they attain a height of 700 ft. Near O'Brien's Tower there is a car park and viewing platform for visitors. O'Brien's Tower, a circular castle style structure was erected in 1835 by Cornelius O'Brien.

Language of Postcard

English

Physical Description

One color postcard with an undivided back. The postcard was printed and published by John Hinde, Ltd. in Dublin, Ireland.

Condition

Used

Location

Ireland–Munster Province–Lislorkan North

Publisher

John Hinde, Ltd.

Printer

John Hinde, Ltd.

Date Issued

1956-1972

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

15 X 10.5 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Image File Size

285 KB

Publisher Series

2/39

Postcard Collection Number

Munster-03

Digital Collection

Irish Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library. University of San Diego

Date Digitized

2013-10-29

Image Format

Image/JPEG

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

O:\Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\Europe\Ireland\Munster-03A

Copyright

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