IMG_2982 Blarney Castle. First here, in the 10th cent., was a wooden hunting lodge
IMG_2983 Blarney River
IMG_2986 Blarney Castle was built in 1446 as the seat of the MacCarthys of Muskerry
IMG_2987 The Blarney Estate includes extensive grounds
IMG_2988 Castles have many rooms. (Enlarge with Ctrl-plus. Reduce with Ctrl-minus)
IMG_2991 In 1961, 300 Girl Guides camped in this field to celebrate 50 years of Guiding in Ireland
IMG_2993 Robert on the wall walk
IMG_2994 Entrance to the spiral stairway from the wall walk
IMG_2997 Doors go to small rooms and stairs within the wall
IMG_2998 My booster dose of the blarney
IMG_2999 Imagine the thousands he has helped seek the blarney
IMG_3000 Blarney House and some of the estate