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Captain Pugwash Origins: Cliffs of Dooneen. WHERE? (131* d) RE: Origins: Cliffs of Dooneen. WHERE? 01 Oct 08


Big Tim,

I was sent the words by someone I don't know, through the internet. I've (today) asked them for more information, but similar verses have already been quoted here...

Oh, and by the way, I've stood at Dooneen Point with binoculars - you can make out the mouth of Kilrush Creek alright, though not the town itself, however Kilkee lies in a hollow and there are hills in between, so it isn't visible from there.

The only vantage point from which you can see all the sights described in the more usual versions of the song - "a view o'er the Shannon", "the high rocky mountains o'er the west coast of Clare", "the towns of Kilkee and Kilrush" and "the high rocky slopes round the cliffs" - is Moveen Hill (which is the view from the back of my house) and the spectacular cliffs beside it are at Doonaghboy.

(Doonaghboy + Moveen = ?)


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