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Blarney Castle Visitors Guide - Blarney Castle is a medieval castle located in the village of Blarney, just outside Cork, in Ireland.
Planning to kiss the Blarney Stone on your trip to Ireland? Then, check this article for tips to make visiting Blarney Stone epic for you!
Blarney Castle Nestled in the charming village of Blarney is one of Cork’s greatest treasures. Built nearly 600 years ago, Blarney Castle is known the world over for the famous stone that has been …
Planning to kiss the Blarney Stone on your trip to Ireland? Then, check this article for tips to make visiting Blarney Stone epic for you!
Discover the famous legend behind kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland and our best tips for visiting this attraction in County Cork.
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Our trip to Ireland must be the most insane, all-encompassing road trip we’ve ever attempted. We’re talking over 2000km (most of it on the tiniest roads we’ve ever seen), a ridiculous amount of roundabouts and only 7days to circle the entire island *laughing hysterically*. Our very first day set the scene for what would be an epic week in the land of castles, green hills and dramatic cliffs. We left Dublin in the early morning for what would be a long and wet ride to county Cork. By the way, this post contains affiliate links. If you click on one
Planning to kiss the Blarney Stone on your trip to Ireland? Then, check this article for tips to make visiting Blarney Stone epic for you!
Welcome to Free Spirit ~ Evergreen Soul . A Blog about Travel, Inspiration & Compassion . Where the earth is loved, appreciated & embraced.
Discover the famous legend behind kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland and our best tips for visiting this attraction in County Cork.
Our trip to Ireland must be the most insane, all-encompassing road trip we’ve ever attempted. We’re talking over 2000km (most of it on the tiniest roads we’ve ever seen), a ridiculous amount of roundabouts and only 7days to circle the entire island *laughing hysterically*. Our very first day set the scene for what would be an epic week in the land of castles, green hills and dramatic cliffs. We left Dublin in the early morning for what would be a long and wet ride to county Cork. By the way, this post contains affiliate links. If you click on one
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On the other side, a member of the castle staff stands next to the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney about 5 miles (8 km) from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446.
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Discover the famous legend behind kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland and our best tips for visiting this attraction in County Cork.
kissing the blarney stone is something everyone wants to do when they go to ireland. what a lot of people don’t realize is the effort that goes into kissing the stone. during our 10 day trip of ireland we stopped to kiss the blarney stone, get the gift of gab, and see what else there is to do and we weren’t disappointed! it is pretty easy to spend a day, or at least most of one, at blarney castle exploring the grounds in addition to kissing the blarney stone. blarney castle the blarney castle is similar to many in ireland
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“Absolutely not!” Arriving at Ireland’s Blarney Castle my travel companions are unanimous. There will be no Blarney Stone kissing for me under any circumstances. Those who brush lips with the famed Blarney Stone are said to be given the gift of the gab. To speak with an eloquent voice and flatter those around them so the story goes. Imagine that those who know me best feel strongly I should not have any increase in my chatty behavior. Blarney Castle Perhaps keeping my Ireland visiting mates out until 2 am the previous morning left them in a less than generous mood. How was I to know the pub door would lock behind them? While I chatted enthusiastically with locals, my friends stood waiting outside in the Irish mist. In the dead of night. Did I mention they were locked out? They are still feeling a bit chilly about the whole event as the bright sun shines like a spotlight on the Blarney Castle. What is this Blarney stone kissing all about? According to legend the Blarney Stone found its home in the top of the castle in 1446. Tour buses bring people in droves to wind their way up the stone steps in the high season of summer. Then in an assisted back bend maneuver, (people were once held by their ankles) placing their lips, along with a few million or so previous visitors, on the limestone rock. As keen as I am to increase my chatty ways, sharing lip smacking space with most every visitor to Ireland is less than a tantalizing prospect. With some relief, the no Blarney Stone kissing rule suits me quite nicely. Kissing the Blarney Stone – no ankle holding required In keeping with the theme of story telling, there are multiple tales explaining the origin of the Blarney stone kissing ritual. Some say the prophet Jeremiah brought Jacob’s stone to Ireland straight out of the book of Genesis. Irish kings were then coronated on the special stone known as the Lia Fail. Saint Columba is said to have taken his last breaths with the stone as his pillow. Really? There was nothing more comfortable than a stone? Then the ever popular stone made its way to Scotland where it foretold royal successions. In 1314, so one tale goes, part of the Blarney Stone, which surely must be a confused piece of geology by now, was returned to Ireland. Five thousand Irish soldiers assisted in the defeat of the English at Bannockburn in 1314. The rock a wee thank you for the assistance. Yet others claim the stone came to Ireland after the Crusades. Some argue the stone gushed water when Moses struck it with a stick. Suffice it to say the Blarney Stone kissing and its origin are truly not known. What is known that it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. For over 200 years pilgrims have come to the Blarney Stone to be given the git of eloquence. What can I do at the Blarney Castle besides kiss the rock? For those who may not want to peer backwards and gaze at the ground far below while planting their lips on a stone of unknown origin, there are other options at Blarney Castle. With over sixty acres of gardens, streams and waterfalls the non kissers can meander about the beautiful grounds. The outdoor tables at the Stable Yard Cafe provide a stunning view of the castle. A gift shop of surprisingly reasonably priced souvenirs greets visitors on the way out. As to who actually kissed the Blarney Stone that day? My husband that’s who. He feels he will be able to get a word in edgewise now. Time will tell. Does he look more talkative?
Spend the day at Blarney Castle by exploring the walking paths around the beautiful grounds, wandering through the castle, and kissing that Blarney Stone…if you dare!
The village of Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, is home to Blarney Castle, and in the southern wall of that edifice lies the famous Blarney Stone. Legend has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney
Blarney Stones, pound cake cubes dipped in frosting and rolled in dry roasted peanuts, are the perfect St. Patrick's Day treat.
By Rob Quinn Ireland's famous Blarney Stone isn't a slice of Stonehenge, part of Robert the Bruce's "Stone of Destiny," or anything else more exotic than local limestone, researchers say. The stone reputed to give those who kiss it the "gift of the gab" has been revealed to be fully Irish by tests on a fragment scraped from the stone embedded in the battlements of County Cork's Blarney Castle, the Herald reports. Some legends had claimed the stone set into the castle in 1446 had associations with Moses or King David. Researchers at University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum found the sample amid a collection of thousands of 19th-century geological slides. "Very few pieces of the Blarney Stone seem to exist outside Blarney Castle," the museum's curator tells the Guardian "Apart from our microscope slide, the only other one I'm aware of is in a monument at the University of Texas," though that piece "seems to have its origins in a beer-fueled party, and the genuineness of the fragment must be in doubt." Tests on the rediscovered slide, which was likely made between 1850 and 1880 by Matthew Forster Heddle, a St. Andrews professor renowned for his investigations of the country's rocks, revealed that the fragment contained bits of of fossil brachiopod shells and bryozoans, which are specific to the region. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/03/17/blarney-stone-mystery-solved/?intcmp=trending Here I am kissing the Blarney stone
You can’t go far in Ireland without catching a glimpse of a castle. With more than 30,000 castles in the country, it’s almost impossible to see them all. We’ve narrowed the list down to the greatest castles in Ireland so you know which ones to stop by and which ones to roll past. Blarney Castle […]
