Sás Creek
Sás Creek (Sauce Creek in its anglicised form) is a 750m-wide bay backed by very steep 300 metre cliffs. Sás means a trap with a noose, and it's a pretty appropriate name. A place more hostile to human habitation would be hard to imagine. Despite that, almost unbelievably, three families farmed on a flat piece of land at the base of the cliffs during the 19th century.
The last family left the bay in 1910, when, reportedly, a local midwife fell to her death on her way down the cliffs to deliver a baby. They are incredibly steep, and it's hard to imagine people regularly making their way up and down to get in and out.
It's near Brandon Creek on the Dingle Peninsula, from where St. Brendan reputedly set sail on his voyage that many say included a 'discovery' of America.
Sás Creek
Sás Creek (Sauce Creek in its anglicised form) is a 750m-wide bay backed by very steep 300 metre cliffs. Sás means a trap with a noose, and it's a pretty appropriate name. A place more hostile to human habitation would be hard to imagine. Despite that, almost unbelievably, three families farmed on a flat piece of land at the base of the cliffs during the 19th century.
The last family left the bay in 1910, when, reportedly, a local midwife fell to her death on her way down the cliffs to deliver a baby. They are incredibly steep, and it's hard to imagine people regularly making their way up and down to get in and out.
It's near Brandon Creek on the Dingle Peninsula, from where St. Brendan reputedly set sail on his voyage that many say included a 'discovery' of America.