Sunday 18th September – Day trip to Cork/Blarney/Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone
September 18th 2011 We decided last night to book another nights accommodation and do a day trip down to Blarney Castle and Cork. We figured if local tours could do it... so could we! We were up at about 8am and left for Blarney/Cork at about 9.30am.
We stopped off at a superette to buy some lunch along the way, we have taken to 'make-your-own' lunches which is quite nice.
We arrived at Blarney Castle at ab
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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more 
