BLARNEY CASTLE
Blarney Castle is one of the most important attractions here in Cork, it is only 8 Km from the city centre. There is a lot to be seen there, like their beautiful gardens which we have already shown here and here. Today we are going to talk about the Castle itself.Mas voltando ao castelo, que é conhecido principalmente pela Blarney Stone que fica no topo do castelo e diz a lenda que beijá-la concederia o dom da eloquência!!
The building we see today is the third edification built in the place. The first was around 1210 and it made of wood. This one we see was built in 1446 by the King of Munster, Dermot McCarthy. Munster is a historic Irish province located in the south (currently without any administrative duties), which is composed by 6 counties:Cork, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Kerry and Waterford. But returning to the Castle, it is mainly known by the Blarney Stone, which is on the top of the castle, and the legend says that by kissing the stone, it would grant you the gift of eloquence.
Então se este é o seu caso, chegue cedo. Assim não vai ter enfrentar longas filas.
Mas como a gente sempre faz no Welcome to Ireland vamos te mostrar tudo aqui.
De longe você já começa a ver o castelo, anda por belos e cuidados jardins:
This story got so famous that nowadays most of the people forgets about the rest and only wants to kiss the stone!!!So if this is your case, arrive early, otherwise you will have to face long lines/queues.
But as we always do at Welcome to Ireland we will show you everything here.
From far you already start noticing the castle, you walk through beautiful and well taken care gardens:
In the entrance you find these beautiful wood benches.
To arrive on the top you will have to climb 100 steps through narrow irregular stone stairs.
When you get there, you have this view of the castle.
And from the gardens:
And there is an old man sitting there just waiting for the visitors in order to help them to kiss the Blarney Stone. The position is very uncomfortable: you have to lay down and get your head back and upside down. To avoid falling down there are iron bars to hold. Check Alexsandro kissing the stone:
Note from Welcome to Ireland: There are no records attesting Alexsandro's eloquence got any better after kissing the stone.Este, por exemplo, é o Murder Hole (buraco assassino).
Kiss given, now you can devote your time to the rest of the castle, which has centuries of history to be told.This one, for example, is the Murder Hole.
Estes buracos eram comuns e podem ser vistos em vários outros castelos.
If any unwanted visitor arrived at the castle, through this hole they would throw spears, stones and even hot oil, scaring away the invader.
Have a look at the drawing:
We can see on it how the castle was when it was built.
And the posts about the Blarney Castle and Gardens are not over yet. There is still a lot of things to be shown.Para ler sobre diversas atrações em Blarney como o Jardim de Samanbaias e o lago clque aqui.
Eu acredito que minhas apresentacoes ficaram melhores depois de beijar a pedra :-) / I believe my presentations have improved since I kissed the stone :-)
ResponderExcluirEu amei conhecer Blarney e ter beijado a pedra! Experiência inesquecível!
ResponderExcluirOI Bárbara!!!
ResponderExcluirBlarney é muito legal mesmo!!! Um "must see" aqui de Cork.