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Blarney Castle Description
Blarney Castle, a massive fifth century keep with walls 18ft/5.5m thick and a 82ft/25m high tower, is the strongest castle in the province of Munster. In one of its walls is the famous Blarney Stone, which is believed to bestow the gift of eloquence on anyone who kisses it. The origin of the tradition is unknown.

The castle has given a new word to the English language. Queen Elizabeth I had instructed her Governor in Ireland to call upon Cormac MacCarthy, then Lord of Blarney, to give up the traditional system by which the clans elected their own chiefs and instead to accept the grant of his lands from the Crown. Cormac MacCarthy, while seeming to agree to the proposal, repeatedly put forward plausible excuses for failing to carry
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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace;  Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs;  Garden or botanic display
Address
Blarney Castle and House
Blarney
Ireland
http://www.blarneycastle.ie
Hours
May 1 to May 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:30
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:3017:30
June 1 to August 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:30
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0017:30
September 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:30
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:3017:00
October 1 to April 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Always closed on:
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult7.00 Euros
Senior5.00 Euros
Students5.00 Euros
Child 14 & under2.50 Euros
Child 8 & underFREE
Family16.00 Euros
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