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Blarney castle is situated 8km from Cork city. It is worth a visit on any Ireland tours. This historic castle is most famous for its “Blarney Stone” This stone has the traditional power of conferring eloquence on all who kiss it. The word “blarney” was introduced into the English language by Queen Elizabeth the first , and is [...]
For many centuries , as everyone knows , English monarchs tried to impose their will on Ireland. Queen Elizabeth 1 , eager to extend the influence of her government , sent a deputy to Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, who was Lord of Blarney , and demanded that he take the tenure of his lands from the Crown. Cormac [...]
The well-known Irish ability to wax lyrical on just about any imaginable topic is often attributed to the ‘Blarney’. Our driver/guides at Ireland Luxury Tours are “full of it”. At Blarney Castle, close to the city of Cork, the Blarney Stone is said, if kissed, to impart this loquacity on anyone feeling able to perform the [...]
On a tour of Ireland the Blarney Stone is a sure topic of conversation. Ireland Luxury Tours can understand why. Everyone has heard of Blarney and, when coach parties clog the village, it seems as if everyone has come to see it, too. Tourists arrive for two reasons – to kiss that stone in Blarney Castle [...]