In the summer months an ideal port of call where beautiful leisurely walks along and exquisite grounds can be explored at Blarney Castle and gardens. Thursday, 4 July 2024 ePaper ...

The Blarney Castle & Gardens team will now use a cleanser, which is World Health Organization approved and kills 99.9% of germs that may be on the stone.

But, O’Sullivan adds, “Blarney’s not just a stone; it’s a whole complex.” The castle itself, built in 1446 by Dermot McCarthy, the king of Munster, is glorious, half-ruined and open to ...

Blarney Castle and gardens is actually the first estate in Ireland to have been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Wildlife Estate’ from the European Landowners Organisation.

The jellyfish garden can be accessed via the Queen Anne Tower at the foot of Blarney Castle. Picture: Larry Cummins. Dr Tom Doyle, a marine biologist and lecturer in zoology at University College ...

Cops have raided the famed Blarney Castle and confiscated pot and opium plants growing in a hidden garden there. Over 338,,000 people visit Blarney to kiss the Blarney Stone every year including ...

Photo credit: martinaostsjo via Instagram The infamous Poison Garden is one of the spookiest features of Ireland’s Blarney Castle. Hidden behind the castle’s battlements, the garden is teeming ...

Blarney Castle Gardens is attaching Near Field Communication (NFC) tags to its 2,000-plus collection of trees to help gardeners easily access historical data about specific trees, as well as update ...

Legend holds that kissing the Blarney Stone, which involves leaning backwards from the edge of a parapet on top of the castle, endows the kisser with eloquent speech - or the gift of the gab. The ...