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Quote: Blarney Castle. This is a beautiful castle located in the midwest of Ireland, this medieval castle in a village that has been refurbished for people to visit. You can take a tour around the village and the castle during the day and at night an... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal Travelling on the midwest of Ireland
Quote: No tour of Ireland can really be complete without a visit to Blarney Castle, located just a stone's throw (groan, pun - ok, 8km) northwest of Cork. What visitors see when visiting Blarney Castle today is actually the third castle to have built... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal Ireland the Speed-Tourist Way
Quote: How many times have I heard that you MUST kiss the Blarney Stone if you go to Ireland, but no one warns you that you lay on your back and hang off a ledge and kiss it upside down. What a weird feeling, especially after a hike to the castle and a... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal 2 weeks became 4 weeks
Quote: In addition to being the ultimate tourist spot of Ireland, the ruins of Blarney Castle are a real piece of history. Who can go to Ireland without kissing the Blarney Stone? But be warned . . . to kiss the stone, you must climb incredibly narrow and... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal Discover Cork, Ireland
Quote: Blarney Castle is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic castles. It was built around 1446. An ancient stronghold of the MacCarthys, Lords of Muskerry and one of the strongest fortresses in Munster, its walls are eighteen feet thick in... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal Cork an Emerald Paradise
Quote: It would be impossible to put all my photos of Blarney Castle in one entry, so I added this entry as well. You will go a bit picture happy when you are there. But don't worry, there is a gift shop that has film and postcards. A few suggestions... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal A few days exploring Southern Ireland
Quote: Who wouldn’t kiss the Blarney Stone when given the chance? The Blarney Castle (and stone) was only a few minutes from Cork, so I couldn’t resist a quick trip. I think it was fortunate that we went in November because I can only imagine the... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
Quote: You think you're through once you've toured the Blarney Castle and kissed the stone. Don't be so sure. On the grounds of the castle is the Blarney Rock Close. The Close is a gathering of ancient trees and stones, and the legend is that it is a... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal County Cork , Ireland - Full of Blarney :)
Quote: The Blarney Castle is famous for the Blarney Stone, which tourists can bend over backwards to kiss, if they wish, for good luck and gain the gift of the gab - not that we really needed the latter. We decided to find our own way around the castle... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal County Cork & County Kerry - Ireland I Remember
Quote: It's Blarney you speak after visiting famed 15thc Cork castle, a McCarthy Clan stronghold. T'was Lizabeth I who first told Lord Blarney he was "full of it," & t'was a much needed breath of fresh air we experienced at Cliffs of Mohar, where 700 foot... Read the full Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone review
From journal Spirited Isles Spree