Today may just have been the best site visit yet.  We took a long bus ride to the Cliffs of Mohar from Dublin.  During our bus ride, we were able to take a long scenic route through a portion of rural Ireland.  The entire way, there was a large number of sheep farms, cow farms, and pieces of old historic buildings that once were in use by past generations. It’s incredible to see that just about all of the fences used for these pastures are made out of cobblestone that must have taken ages to build. Well going through the mountains hills and valleys of rural Ireland it allowed for some time to reflect on how extremely different it is from the big cities.

From Dublin to  the Cliffs of Moher It was about a three-hour long drive with no traffic and going speed limit. Our bus was giant, so we had to go under the speed limit, so it was about a four-hour drive. During this 4 hour drive I only saw one person outside in these fields which is substantial because we drove the entire way across Ireland.  As soon as we got to the Cliffs of Moher there was parking lots full of buses and vehicles from tourists and locals.

There’re a few ways to look at this. In one sense, it’s great because the tourists aren’t invading these beautiful farmlands that have been passed down from generations to generations. On the other hand, with how booming Ireland’s economy is it’s sad to think that a lot of these beautiful farms are going to turn into housing developments and small cities from incoming companies. The places like the Cliffs of Moher and the castle of Kilkenny I believe should remain tourist attractions and should be something that everyone that can financially afford it should see. They give such a great level of detail and history about Ireland’s past especially if you’re able to have a tour guide.

With all of these tourists coming in to see these beautiful places as well as these companies coming in to headquarter here and bring workers and workers families into the country it’s going to have a cultural perspective as Ireland is globalizing. The shop set up are going to be different and there will be more diverse selection of food which is in return going to lead to a decline in the true Irish pubs in farm towns.

Although do not let this deter you from wanting to come to Ireland.  Is one of the best places that I’ve ever been, and I do plan to return myself.  Whether it be from wanting to work at one of these beautiful companies in these state-of-the-art, award-winning, architectural buildings or to retire here near rich art, history, museums, beautiful coast, and amazing attractions.  Ireland has become a hotspot and it’s only going to get more popular.

So, get here while you can see Ireland for the true beauty that it remains as today.  Lastly, Irish locals are some of the most interesting awesome people you could ever meet as well. One great thing about them is you can find some of them in the pubs nearly any day of the week and they’re quick to tell you a long-detailed story about anything you’re willing to listen to essentially.  Because of their rough path in history the Irish can be stubborn and unfiltered people but do not let this deter you from talking to them as this is just how they have come to be.  I’m pretty sure if you just got done fighting for your freedom for the past hundreds of years in your country is finally becoming a nice place to live you may need your eyes opened on while these new people are coming into your home country.

The featured image in this post is of me and my peers at the Cliffs of Mohar. The first featured image is of some farmlands along the path between Dublin and the Cliffs of Mohar. Lastly, the second attached image below is another image that I took at the Cliffs of Mohar.