Shopping (again) in Blarney

Blarney Castle features a huge souvenir/Irish goods store located in an old woolen mill just off the castle grounds. We were getting hungry for lunch and really didn't feel like paying the tourist-inflated prices for food at the Woolen Mill so we walked a couple blocks into the colorful little town. It was getting very hot by now with the temperature close to 90 degrees. We found a little bistro where Gail, her mother, Jeanne Moyer and I ordered tall drinks. I got Shepherd's Pie again and was pretty happy with my choice this time. We spent a couple minutes looking around the tiny village then headed back to the Woolen Mills. I really didn't want anything else for myself but decided to look for something for my work substitute's young son. We walked through a mile of sweaters, blankets, jewelry, silver, hats, music and books but I couldn't find anything for him. I was thinking of a soccer or rugby jersey but the prices for little kids stuff was ridicilous. The only bargain I saw was in the bodhran section where they were only 25 Euro instead of the 30 I paid the day before.