Blarney Castle- County Cork
April 13th

Earlier this week we headed over to County Cork. It is a city much like Dublin, and I believe it is one of the biggest cities in Ireland. It was a lot less crowded then Dublin, and the people were a lot friendlier as well. On our first day there we went to Blarney Castle, which was absolutely beautiful. Blarney castle is known for the Blarney stone, which is said to contain magical characteristics and that whoever kisses the stone will receive the gift of eloquence. In order to kiss the stone you have to lay down on your back, hold two metal poles on either side of the stone and lean over a gap in the castle to kiss it. (don’t worry, the gap has poles running through it to prevent someone falling!)
Because I am such a chicken I bypassed kissing the stone and instead took pictures of Dave giving it a kiss! I did by an authentic piece of the stone at the gift shop though! So hopefully that also bestows the same gift.

Around the castle is a lovely garden called the Rock Close. There are tons of legends surrounding the garden and a witch who lived their. There are Wishing steps, and it is said that if you walk up and down the steps with your eyes closed thinking only of your wish then it will come true within a year. Hopefully it works! Haha. They also had a druid circle and a rock which looked like the shape of the witches face. It was a great day.

Dave Kissing the Blarney Stone