September 01, 2013

Ireland Day 3 Blarney Castle and Military Fort

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The Blarney Stone (Irish: Cloch na Blarnan) is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens.

The word blarney has come to mean "clever, flattering, or coaxing talk". John O'Connor Power's definition is succinct: 'Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with Irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience.

Of course we all took a turn kissing the stone….ewww gross how many other millions of people have kissed this thing…..

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Awesome:  besides having Marijuana, they also had Wolfsbane and Tobacco plants.  Who new poison gardens existed??  Funny that the Marijuana was inside a giant cage…..so it didn’t “accidently” make it into peoples purses and handbags! 

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This castle has neat caves behind it to explore……

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The grounds of Blarney were way more impressive than the actual stone! 

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South of Cork on the coast line are the remains of an old British Military Fort.  We decided to check it out and play all around it! 

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Before calling it a day, we headed to the theatres to watch Disney’s Planes!  Cole loved it and had been asking to see it.  Cute and very predictable. 

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