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COLD KISS AT BLARNEY CASTLE

BLARNEY CASTLE

The castle is now a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and battlements. At the top of the castle lies the Stone of Eloquence, better known as the Blarney Stone. Tourists visiting Blarney Castle may hang upside-down over a sheer drop to kiss the stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquence. There are many versions of the origin of the stone, including a claim that it was the Lia Fáil — a numinous stone upon which Irish kings were crowned.

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The highest tower of Barney Castle is twenty eight metres or ninety feet. Access to the Blarney Stone is via a tight spiral stone stairway inside one of the towers. The stairway spirals to the righthand side and has guard railing in place. The higher up the tighter the spiral. At the top exit is a mainly flat walkway leading to the Blarney Stone on the opposite side of the building. The walkway follows the ramparts inside the top stone outer walls. The internal structure is hollow down to ground level. All walkways have safety rails.


Kiss the Barney Stone

To kiss the Barney Stone one's legs are held firmly by two assistants and the person leans over backwards and down and faces upward on the parapet's edge. An assistant reaches down and wipes the stone clean between kisses. People are moved along and take stone stairs to ground level.

There is no public access to Blarney Castle Dungeon. A small area can be viewed from the outside. The Castle grounds are quite interesting. Druid Stones, Grotto etc.

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LONG BROWN BENCH SEAT

BLARNEY CASTLE BENCH

DRUID STONES IN COURTYARD

DRUID STONES

QUEUE ALONG STONE RAMPANT
QUEUE FOR THE BLARNEY STONE AT THE TOP
STONE EXTERIOR OF CASTLE
KISS THE STONE AT THE VERY TOP
DUNGEON SIGN ON WALL

THE DUNGEON

SIGNAGE ON WALL

DID THE BLARNEY STONE MOVE?

IRISHNESS?

SIGNAGE ON WALL

THE BLARNEY STONE & BING CROSBY

GREEN GARDEN ARCHWAY

GARDEN ARCHWAY OF BLARNEY CASTLE

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