Our first stop today was the storied 15th century Blarney Castle. We arrived at about 10:45 a.m. and were told we had until 1 p.m. to shop, eat, sightsee and kiss the legendary Blarney Stone. We easily managed sightseeing and the 4-story climb to the stone but missed the chance to shop in “Ireland’s largest gift shop” and had to “walk 500 miles and (then) walk 500 more” to find something to eat because “it’s the law” not to open for lunch until 12:30 p.m. on Sunday to prevent people from spending time in the local pub instead of being at church. We finally found the little “Post Office Café” which didn’t serve alcohol so was able to provide us with a great lunch in time for us to get back on the bus.
The afternoon found us in Dublin … more castles, more churches and more shopping.
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