| For a fairly small country, Ireland is jam packed | | | | stone, it is said that you will get the gift of the |
| with attractions. The scenery alone is a major | | | | gab, or eloquence. There are also beautiful and |
| draw card, offering beautiful natural wonders and | | | | extensive gardens surrounding the castle which |
| amazing coast lines. | | | | contain natural rock formations. |
| If you're heading to Ireland for a sightseeing | | | | The Giant's Causeway is located in County Antrim |
| holiday, a stop you can't miss is Blarney Castle | | | | on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. This |
| and the Blarney Stone. Blarney Castle is located in | | | | popular tourist attraction consisting of strange |
| County Cork and is a majestic historic castle and | | | | uniform polygonal basalt rocks are the result of an |
| a famous tourist attraction. The castle was built | | | | ancient volcanic eruption. This World Heritage site |
| by the MacCarthy dynasty, dating from 1446 and | | | | is also part of Irish folklore which says that the |
| was sold and changed hands a number of times. | | | | Irish warrior Fionn MacCumhaill threw huge stones |
| Amongst the attractions of the castle is the | | | | into the Irish Sea so that he could reach his wife |
| Stone of Eloquence, also known as the Blarney | | | | in Scotland, hence the name Giant's Causeway. |
| Stone. If you hang upside down and kiss the | | | | |