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For the best Blarney holiday you will want to book a self catering holiday home. With all the comforts of home, spacious rooms, and the modern amenities today’s traveller expects, a self catering holiday home in Blarney will allow you and your family to enjoy all the area has to offer.

Blarney

Blarney is an Irish village located in County Cork, about ten miles from the city of Cork. The major attraction in the area is the Blarney Castle. Blarney Castle is thought to date to medieval times, before the second century. Destroyed in the 15th century, the castle was later rebuilt by a local king, Cormac MacCarthy. The castle today is mostly in ruins but some areas can be visited by tourists. Some of the castles inside areas and the strongholds surrounding the castle are very interesting for everyone to see.

Blarney Castle is surrounded by gardens that will offer the self-catering visitor the chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful and verdant flowers and trees. When walking the garden’s paths one will see other attractions such as natural rocks that have humorous names. Among others, visitors to the Blarney Gardens will see the Wishing Steps and the Druid. There is also an estate home on the Blarney Castle grounds that was built in the 19th century and is open for tours.

Many visitors come to Blarney to kiss the Blarney Stone. At the tip of Blarney Castle, the Blarney Stone is one of county Cork’s most visited attractions. Local lore says that whoever kisses the Blarney Stone will be given the gift of eloquence, better known as the gift of gab. To kiss this historic and legendary stone one must hang over a ledge upside down. Don’t forget your camera, as this is a famous photo opportunity. No one is sure how the legend got started but the lore of Blarney says that past kings were inducted on the stone.

Another attraction self catering visitors will enjoy touring is the Blarney Woolen Mills. Dating from the early 19th century, the Blarney Woolen Mills employed many local people and played a large part in Blarney and County Cork’s economy. The mills were run on waterpower and the workers produced beautiful textiles. The mill itself is no longer producing textiles but is open for tours and has a fabulous gift shop offering wonderful Blarney souvenirs.

After a long day of touring the area, the self catering visitor will want to drop by a local pub. There are many pubs in and around Blarney where one will find great food, great ale, and the chance to meet many of the locals. The people of Blarney are very friendly and love to have visitors to their town.

Self-catering visitors will find themselves in the middle of everything. The Blarney selfcatering holiday homes are centrally located and make the perfect “home base” from which to explore Blarney and County Cork. By staying in self catering holiday home, visitors will have the luxury of freedom to come and go and space for everyone in their family.