Blarney Castle
Me hanging upside down over the edge to kiss the blarney stone. So... there's a stone grating underneath you to keep you from falling to a crushing death. I'm afraid of heights sometimes, but this was okay. When you're on your back facing the rock, you can't see the drop below you. The guys holds onto you and slides you forward so you don't fall head first into the grate. Anyway, after some deliberation, we both decided to kiss the rock. You can't come halfway around the world to Blarney and NOT do it. Gonnasiphaherpeloids here we come!
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 
