Blarney Castle

To kiss, or not to kiss?

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June 20th 2015
Geo: 53.3441, -6.26749First up this morning was the Blarney Castle visit. After a brief narrative introduction by Andras, our tour guide, we had 3 hours to discover the castle on our own. Some groups ascended the tight spiral stone staircase to kiss the Blarney Stone in hopes of securing everlasting love and the gift of the gab, while others were content to view the castle from the outside and s ... read more

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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