Blarney Castle
Irish eloquence landmark
Blarney Castle is a medieval fortress in County Cork, Ireland, famous for the Blarney Stone embedded in its battlements.
Visitors lean backward over a parapet to kiss the stone, which according to legend bestows "the gift of gab"—eloquence and persuasive flattery.
The castle dates to the 15th century and draws hundreds of thousands of tourists annually.
We stopped at Blarney Castle to kiss the stone.
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- visitorShort-term guest
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
attraction · tourist trap · knight · rhetoric · wit · shamrock · gift of gab · silver tongue · charm · myth · Irish folklore · old wives' tale · Cork · diplomacy · moat · storytelling · keep · persuasion
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- Irish LandmarksTrinity College, St Patrick's Cathedral, Croagh Patrick
- MunsterCork, Kerry, Tipperary, Waterford, Clare
- Munster historyClare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Treaty of Limerick
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