Cliffs of Moher: Forskelle mellem versioner

'''Cliffs of Moher''' ([[Irsk (sprog)|irsk]]: ''Aillte an Mhothair'')<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.logainm.ie/104069.aspx | title = Cliffs of Moher| publisher= Placenames Database of Ireland | accessdate = 24 February 2012}}</ref> er en række klipper, der ligger på den sydvestlige kant af [[the Burren]] ud til havet i [[County Clare]], [[Irland]].<ref name="MG">{{cite web|url=http://www.myguideireland.com/the-cliffs-of-moher|title=The Cliffs of Moher|work=myguideireland.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Portrait of Ireland: Landscapes, Treasures, Traditions |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides| date= 1. August 2000 |isbn=0-7894-6361-X}}</ref> De forløber omkring 14 km langs kysten. I den sydlige ende er de 120 m over [[Atlanterhavet]] ved [[Hag's Head]], og omkring 8 km mod nord har de en maksimal højde på 214 m umiddelbart nord for [[O'Brien's Tower]],<ref name="DI">{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Search-Results/Details.aspx?touristItemID=16222 |publisher=Discover Ireland |title=Discover Ireland website (official tourism site) – Cliffs of Moher |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109122625/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Search-Results/Details.aspx?touristItemID=16222 |archivedate=9 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> der er et rundt stentårn, der er bygget omkring midten afklipperne i 1835 af [[Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare)|Sir Cornelius O'Brien]].<ref name="MG"/><ref name="tower">{{cite web|url=http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/about-the-cliffs/obriens-tower/| publisher=CliffsofMoher.ie (Official Site) | title=O'Brien's Tower |accessdate=7. April 2014}}</ref> Herfra bliver klipperne atter lavere længere nordpå. De nærmeste bosættelser er landsbyerne [[Liscannor]] 6 km mod syd og [[Doolin]] 7 km mod nord.

Cliffs of Moher har optrådt i adskillige film og tv-serier. I filmverden har de været brugt i ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987) (som lokation til "The Cliffs of Insanity"), ''[[Harry Potter og Halvblodsprinsen (film)|Harry Potter og Halvblodsprinsen]]'' (2009),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7701977&page=1 |title=Weekend Window: The Cliffs of Moher |date=7 June 2009 |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=1. August 2012}}</ref> og ''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010). Klipperne bliver nævnt i [[Martin Scorsese]]s film ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' (1999) og i dokumentaren ''[[Waveriders]]'' (2008) bliver de nævnt som stedet for en stor store [[surf]]bølger kaldet "Aileens".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribune.ie/arts/films/article/2009/apr/05/film-of-the-week-waveriders/ |title=Film of the Week – Waveriders |date=5. April 2009 |newspaper=Sunday Tribune |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417014243/http://www.tribune.ie/arts/films/article/2009/apr/05/film-of-the-week-waveriders/ |archivedate=17. April 2009 |accessdate=1. August 2012}}</ref>

Inden for musik er klipperne blevet brugt til [[musikvideo]]er, inklusive [[Maroon 5]]'s "Runaway", [[Westlife]]'s "[[My Love (Westlife-sang)|My Love]]",<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cliffs-of-moher-cruises.com/news/movies-made-at-the-cliffs-of-moher/ | publisher= Cliffs of Moher Cruises | title = Movies made at the Cliffs of Moher |accessdate = 14 May 2019 }}</ref> og [[Rich Mullins]]' "The Color Green". Størstedelen af sangeren [[Dusty Springfield]]s aske blev spredt fra klipperne af hendes bror, Tom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/dusty-springfield |title=Dusty Springfield Biography |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 8 July 2010|accessdate=1. August 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Der findes også en irsk violinmelodi kaldet ''The Cliffs Of Moher.''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cliffs Of Moher (jig) |url=https://thesession.org/tunes/12|publisher=The Session |language=en|access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref>