Blarney Castle - revisited

None of us were interested in 'kissing the stone' and being tourist season, the line to do so was down 4 flights of stairs and out the door (crazy folks). Besides, none of us have a problem with the gift of gab, we chitchat all the time.  I am sure the interior of the castle has not changed since Tom & I were there 3 years ago and my biggest regret was not taking the time to walk the grounds.  

This time however the four of us walked the various magnificent gardens of the Blarney Castle grounds. The gardeners and caretakers of Blarney have outdone themselves with such a collection of plants and walking areas. I had no idea last time we were here of the assortment of flora presented for viewing and picture taking pleasure.  

There is the Fern garden, the Herbaceous border, the Bog, Himalayan Walk, the Jungle, the Poison Garden and the Woodlands River and Lake walk. Not every plant is marked so most time we did not have a clue what it was we were ‘loving’.

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