• Welcome to Blarney Castle, the home of the Blarney Stone. Built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftans, Cormac MacCarthy...
  • Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot...
  • You’ll find the now-iconic Blarney Castle and the world-famous Blarney Stone in the little village of Blarney, around 8km northwest of the buzzy Cork City.
  • He was the original builder of the Blarney Castle we know today. There is, however, much more to this castle that has stood for nearly 800 years.
  • The picturesque Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland, represents the third castle on the site. ... Blarney Castle can be extensively explored in several hours.
  • The stone was actually built right into the walls of Blarney Castle in the 15th century by Cormac McCarthy, one of Ireland’s greatest warriors.
  • The history of Blarney Castle begins in the 10 th century. It is believed that, at that point of time, the site was occupied by a defensive structure built of wood.
  • Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. ... The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.
  • Visit Blarney Castle; located in County Cork. Here, you can kiss the famous Blarney stone, which is said to give those who kiss it the “gift of the gab”.
  • Blarney Castle remained in the Jefferyes family when Sir James’s son, of the same name, married Lady Colthurst –– a wealthy family of Irish landowners –– in 1846.