Blarney Castle and Gardens, Co. Cork, Ireland

Blarney Castle is home to the Blarney Stone – according to legend by kissing the stone one will acquire the gift of the gab. The castle is located about 5 miles from Cork City. Hopefully the following photographs will give you some sense of the area.

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Blarney Castle and Grounds

Union Terrace Gardens – Meeting at RGU:Union

A meeting to discuss some of the plans on the Union Terrace Gardens project was held this evening starting around 18:20 at RGU:Union. This was attended by a fairly small crowd, though made up of several nationalities. A general overview of the plans were presented & an airing of the recently released video fly through (see previous post). Some concerns were raised regarding the need to remove a good number of the trees, perhaps some of these may be preserved, it is however planned to more than double the number of existing trees in the gardens as they stand now. The meeting concluded at 19:05 with some refreshments.