On a rainy afternoon, I climbed the steep steps of Blarney Castle and kissed the Stone of Eloquence. Was the stone filthy? Most likely. Did I get sick? No.
The Blarney Castle we viewed, is the third to have been erected on the site. It was built by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster in 1446, of which the keep still remains standing.
Steps leading to the Blarney Stone.
The Stone is set in the wall below the battlements and to kiss it, one has to lay down on the parapet walk, lean backwards, and hold onto an iron railing.
View from the top of the castle.
The Blarney House, completed in 1874.
The castle grounds has a landscape garden known as the Rock Close with a collection of massive boulders and rocks. The garden felt strangely ancient, like being in a fairytale. This photograph is me in the Witches Kitchen.
The sacrificial stone is situated so the first rays of the sun, through gaps in the surrounding rocks, strike at the appointed time for sacrifice. SPOOKY!
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