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Blarney Castle

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Blarney Castle

Castle at Blarney, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. One of Ireland's oldest castles, it consists mainly of a massive square keep with a battlemented parapet, built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy about 1446. The 19th-century mansion house is also open to visitors, as well as the 18th-century grounds. The castle is internationally known for the Blarney Stone, which is built into its battlements; the stone is supposed to endow anyone who kisses it with eloquence.

The origin of this practice may be associated with a former MacCarthy who, although known for his eloquence, failed to impress Queen Elizabeth I who described his rhetoric as ‘All Blarney’.



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