{"id":3678,"date":"2021-03-09T15:36:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2023-02-20T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T10:34:45","slug":"st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/en\/st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick and the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"At the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, at O\u2019Brien\u2019s tower as you look north east, there is another range of cliffs Aill na Searrach which is known as the cliffs of the foals or the young horses.\r\n\r\nAill na Searrach features in Irish Myths and legends, the story is told that St. Patrick was accosted by druids. St. Patrick defeated them in an argument about Christianity. They hid for hundreds of years in a deep cave and when they re-emerged they discovered that Christianity had flourished in Ireland and they turned themselves into foals. The seven foals, having been in the darkness for years, were immediately spooked by the sunlight and galloped off the cliffs beside Aill na Searrach giving that cliff its name.\r\n\r\nIn the sea directly opposite the end of Aill na Searrach you may be very lucky and see a massive wave, \u00a0the Aileen\u2019s wave. World renowned in the surfing fraternity, it can reach a height of 35 feet or 10.6 meters.\u00a0 Some people say that when they see Aileen\u2019s wave break, they can see horses riding through it.\r\n\r\nHear our team member Ciara Carew tell the story in our Visitor Centre.\r\n\r\n