Included on CIE's
'Taste of Ireland' tour, Blarney Castle is located just outside of the city of Cork in the south of the country. While it's well known for its famous stone, what's less well known is that you must climb to the top of the castle and lean out upside down to be able to kiss the
Blarney Stone. The castle and grounds were once home to two other castles - the first a wooden structure built in the tenth century and the second a stone structure built in 1210. The current castle was erected in 1446 by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster. The grounds include a garden, secret passages from the castle and fairy pools.