A colourful water hydrant
[County Limmerick - Ireland]

Above the top window is where the stone is [Blarney Castle - County Cork - Ireland]
Above the top window is where the stone is [Blarney Castle - County Cork - Ireland] Above the top window is where the stone is [Blarney Castle - County Cork - Ireland]

Adare (Gaelic name 'Ath Dara' meaning the 'ford of the oak'
[County Limmerick - Ireland]

Adare is reputed to be Ireland's prettiest and most picturesque village
[County Limmerick - Ireland]

Adare Village
Adare Village

Adare's famous thatched cottages
[Adare - County Limmerick - Ireland]

Almost all of the present village was built in the 19th century.
[County Limmerick - Ireland]

Although the vikings built the original fort, it was the Anglo Normans who built this structure
Although the vikings built the original fort, it was the Anglo Normans who built this structure

Attractive local bakehouse
[County Tipperary - Ireland]

Believed to be the first mortar building in Ireland, the walls are 3m thick
Believed to be the first mortar building in Ireland, the walls are 3m thick

Blarney Castle - County Cork
Battlemented keep and ruined towers

Blarney Castle - County Cork

Blarney Castle - County Cork
Climbing 127 steps to the top

Blarney Castle - County Cork
Aerial view of castle grounds

Blarney Castle - County Cork
Blarney Stone is set in the wall of battlement