Blarney

Just about a 20 minute bus ride outside of Cork is Blarney. There, we visited Blarney Castle and of course, we had to kiss the Blarney Stone. It remains to be seen whether we will be able to speak more eloquently in the future, but it was worth a try!

Blarney Castle:




The stairs leading to the top the castle where the Blarney Stone is - very steep (practically a ladder) and slippery:


This guy keeps you from falling through the hole while you lean back to kiss the Blarney stone - it's a long way down from there! Jesse said: "Give the guy a hug for preserving your life!":


The area surrounding the castle: