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castles and kissing

Adare

We visited several castles while in Ireland.

Abby

It’s easy to do.

castle pub

They are in nearly every town and around every corner.

Ballynahinch

We stayed at some.

stone castle

We just visited and toured others.

lock

gate

The castle we stayed at that we loved most was Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate.

Dromoland

It is beautiful in all aspects and the staff is exceptional.

suit of armour

Our only regret was not staying there more than one night.

flowers at blarney

The castle that we most enjoyed visiting and touring most was the Blarney Castle House & Gardens. If you visit Cork, make sure to leave time in your itinerary to go and visit this medieval stronghold! This castle is one of Cork’s most popular tourist attractions, which is probably why most hotels in Cork get booked up quickly.

blarney castle

And to our surprise, the Blarney Stone itself is atop the castle. I had known that one had to get into a precarious position to kiss the stone, but I did not know it was at the top of a castle.

Blarney

This was the queue we stood in, after climbing the more than 100 narrow and winding stairs to get to the top.

blarney stone

And here is Connor, kissing the stone. There is an attendant there to help get you in position and then hold you when you tip your head back to kiss.

Abby

Our conclusion?

connor in garden

Castles are Brilliant!

ivy covered turret

Dromoland door

swan family

A pair of swam parents and their cygnets at Dromoland Castle.

hike view

swan

ivy wall


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1 Tram Mai { 07.26.14 at 2:02 AM }

So very cool! Now you get to go back home… To Castles & Coasters! 🙁

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