Blarney Castle

This is a long post so keep reading 'till the end!

“The difference between ‘blarney’ and ‘baloney’ is this: Baloney is when you tell a 50-year old woman that she looks 18. Blarney is when you ask a woman how old she is, because you want to know at what age women are most beautiful.”

Blarney Castle in the distance


This is the narrow spiral staircase that leads you all the way to the top of the castle.


A fossil in a doorway! Leave it to 4 geologists to notice that! I think it's a bivalve of some sort.


Vista from the walkway atop the castle.


There is a contest at the U of M and if you are at the coolest place with your Griz Card student ID you can win ca$h money! This is our Griz Card Contest photo for now, but we have a long time before the submission deadline.


The Great Room in the castle


There are lots of these windows on the way up the stairs.


Kissing the stone! I've been blessed with good luck and the gift of gab.


See that gap at the very top, right above the window? That's where the Blarney Stone is. Right under that ledge.


Beautiful flowers around the castle


This was such a cool tree we HAD to play on it.


Walking around the grounds. They are absolutely beautiful.


Blackberry picking on the grounds.


The Blarney House, different from the Castle. We're going to adopt it as the new International Geology Club Headquarters.


The end of the tour ice cream stop.


Ellie's cone