Blarney, Ireland Travel Blogs

In Search of the Elusive Leprechaun!
Sep 19, 2008 (10 photos)

... of turns to make and then there were road signs. Phew!   I am now, almost, on the south coast of Ireland. The landscape has changed considerably from the north and west. There are undulating hills of farmland and no rocky landscape. I find the ...

Kissing The Stone
Aug 12, 2007 (42 photos)

... he was in Ireland, so his Dad did the only thing that he knew which could start him speaking, so he made the boy kiss the Blarney Stone.   It's not a long drive from Cork to Blarney, but as there are loads of one way roads in Cork, we got lost. It ...

Kissing Fools!
Nov 4, 2003

... ! Now Blarney is very exciting to me as it is where Blarney Castle is, and ever since I first heard about Ireland and the kissing of the Blarney stone I have wanted to try it, so it is rather monumental to be here! For those who are uninformed..haha.. the ...

99 things to do before you die,BLARNEY stone CHECK
Aug 21, 2008 (6 photos)

Oh that's right ladies and gentlemen we kissed that stone and we have the pics to prove it and NO the local dont pee on it cuz its at the top of the castle guarded by two Irish men ( they might be leprachons to be honest). The castle was great, the ...

"I'm in a castle!!"
Sep 21, 2008 (13 photos)

... to the Blarney Castle! We climbed the tight staircase to get all the way to the top of the castle, where we kissed the Blarney Stone.  They say those who kiss the stone get the "gift of gab" but I don't think my storytelling abilities have improved ...

Heading south
Aug 26, 2008

Blarney, Ireland August 4 Day 15: Took a train to Cork, a very pretty and lively city in southern Ireland. Wandered around the city before taking a bus to Blarney. Started a long trek up a hill to our campsite, but a local man offered us a ride! ...

County Cork and Blarney Castle
Dec 27, 2003 (17 photos)

Pictures from Blarney Castle. There once was an old man of Esser, Whose knowledge grew lesser and lesser, It at last grew so small He knew nothing at all, And now he's a college professor. -An Irish Limerick Read More at Klenske, Ink.

Summing Up
Oct 5, 2006 (11 photos)

... bloke making sure you dont fall the 4 storeys as you re leaning over backwards to kiss the thing). I also got me an Ireland jumper and Rhiannon was helped to locate the family name on the ,Family Name Tea Towel, by a friendly local shop owner ...

Blarney and Cahir Castle
Sep 16, 1999

... hour or so of the afternoon looking into every nook and cranny of Cahir Castle, the best-preserved medieval castle in Ireland.  It was interesting, but somehow the modern restorations had leeched it of much of its character.      ...

Blarney
Sep 17, 2006 (4 photos)

Blarney
Jul 16, 2008 (3 photos)

... ; This was the first place we stayed from which we could walk into town and we took advantage of not having to find parking etc. Blarney castle was visible from the front porch of the B&B but it really was not an easy walk so we drove.  As you ...

Got Job!
Sep 4, 2004

... in the lineup I was a bit peeved and it showed, it really is the simplest thing. I walked through the gardens at Blarney where there were stairs called the "wishing stairs" that you apparently walk down with your eyes closed, whilst wishing, this is what ...

Blarney Castle and Blarney Stone
Apr 6, 2007 (50 photos)

... got to Blarney Castle at 5.00pm and just before it was to close, so I went straight to the Castle to see and kiss the famous Blarney Stone. Walk around and entered the castle and enjoyed the steps up to the top where I was met by the man who helped me and ...

Exploring Blarney
Mar 28, 2007 (29 photos)

By Wednesday I was brave enough to venture out on my own- and actually grew to love tooling about on the left side and holding my breath around hairpin curves on the country roads- visited Blarney and the Castle, and surrouding countryside.

I "topped off the tanks" for them at Blarney!
Sep 6, 2008 (10 photos)

... was well worth the 153 stairs you need to climb to get to the top of the castle wall and lay on your back and kiss the Blarney Stone! It was a shame that Audie's knee wouldn't allow her the climb, but then she's not a Blarney kind of woman, is she! & ...

Making out...
Apr 23, 2008 (8 photos)

... and we all got off to join our coach which would take us a little bit around Cork and then to the village of Blarney.  I remember a nice cheesy joke our guide told us: The golf courses that are well-known for tournaments are just around this area.& ...

Oct 25, 2009 (34 photos)

Blarney Castle & the Blarney Stone
Sep 24, 2009 (23 photos)

Probably one of the best known things in Ireland. The Blarney Stone is at the top of the castle. You have to sit down and bend over backwards to kiss the stone below you. I made sure I went further down than then other people up there. I guess one ...

Kiss the stone? Are you mad?
Oct 16, 2005 (11 photos)

... take you right to the door? Now, you're in Ireland, you have to at least pay to go in one castle. Why not Blarney? But kissing that stone? Are you nuts? I'm alright with heights, but the gaps in the castle floor dropping allllll those stories below? And ...

Killarney to Blarney Castle
Jun 23, 1999 (4 photos)

Blarney Castle, kissing the stone for the gift of the gab.... Then en route for Cork, Youghal and Dungarvan

Kissing the Stone
Jul 5, 2007

Today we drove to Blarney on the way to Killarney.  We visited Blarney Castle and kissed the famous Blarney Stone.  Because there's a gap between the stone and the castle wall, you have to lay on your back and bend your head and neck backwards in ...

Limerick and Blarney Castle
May 21, 2008 (7 photos)

... It is also known for the gypsies that go there to stay for a while.  We then got on a different van to go to Blarney and got a super cute driver from Cork.  On the way there we saw King John's Castle (from Robin Hood).  We then continued ...

Blarney - Yeah.. I friggin Kissed it...
Apr 20, 2007

... 3D cameras here pretty soon because it just isn't the same... So, to get it out of the way first - yeah, I kissed the Blarney stone.. there is a tourist trap that they milk you for everything around the corner. The castle is all broken-ass (not just old ...

Blarney Castle
Jun 11, 2007

Blarney Castle was awesome! I must see! We all kissed the Blarney Stone, which was no small feat. Here are some pictures we took.

Blarney and The Blarney Stone
Apr 10, 2006 (5 photos)

... is kind of an understatement. Anyway, once we got our wits about us we headed to see the Blaney Castle and the famous Blarney Stone. After a short bus ride we arrived at the castle. We payed the entrance fee and began a short but very pretty stroll to ...

Blarney. 'Nuff said.
Apr 13, 2009 (20 photos)

... riding all day, he was okay with driving. So we got off the road for Galway and started heading south. The roads through Ireland were pretty wild. We had a lot of narrows roads and some over canals that were really steep on both sides. Of course, ...

Day 27 - Dublin to Blarney
Aug 23, 2008 (9 photos)

... back home. We have made it to Blarney and to the DaveMar B&B.  We checked into our room before heading off into Blarney Village for dinner and a drink.  Both Lib and I had potato & broccoli soup followed by Irish stew (corny I know but ...

blarney
Jun 11, 2008

kissing

You kissed what?
Aug 17, 2009 (7 photos)

... down to attempt to read the non existant road signs.  Enough said.  Following a short bout of tears, we finally made it to Blarney Castle.  What a relief.  Oh, by the way, if you are driving slowly, you should be in the far LEFT lane! ...

Blarney
Jun 1, 2007

Blarney Castle, bus tour, shopping at Blarney Woolen Mills