Blarney
Castle - 2014
Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current castle dates from 1446.
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.
According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery).
The word blarney has come to mean "clever, flattering, or coaxing talk".
Another definition is succinct: "Blarney is something more than mere flattery.
It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. "
Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current castle dates from 1446.
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.
According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery).
The word blarney has come to mean "clever, flattering, or coaxing talk".
Another definition is succinct: "Blarney is something more than mere flattery.
It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. "
