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| LOOKOUT CLIFF, KILKEE, CO. CLARE. -The picture represents one of the many remarkable, awe-inspiring cliffs in the immediate vicinity of the pretty sea-bathing resort of Kilkee, in the county Clare. It is called Lookout Cliff to distinguish it from numerous neighbors - all high enough to make them formidable rivals for the same title. The man perched upon the summit looks almost as small as a sea fowl, and, in windy weather, he would be compelled to lie close to the top of the rock to avoid being blown over the edge into the awful, raging gulf beneath. These cliffs average fully 600 feet in height and are as precipitous as the traditional "wall of a house." A graphic writer, dwelling on the striking scenery of this portion of the Clare coast line, says: "The stupendous grandeur of these awful barriers must be seen in order to be understood. Here rises a perpendicular wall of rock sheer above the ocean to a height of 580 feet. There the ever raging sea has made for itself deep caverns, and hollowed out the rocks in fantastic shapes of every form. On every ledge are flocks of birds, whose wild cries, mingled with the raging of the waves, add greatly to the weird impression of the scene." And this mammoth panorama extends for miles on miles, each succeeding picture more majestic than its predecessor. |
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