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Steeped in history and magical charm, Blarney village is set in beautiful wooded countryside, it is an ideal base to visit Blarney Castle at your leisure, before the crowds arrive or after they leave. In Tudor style, Blarney village developed around the village square which is owned and carefully maintained by Blarney Castle Estate and is a focal point of village life. Over 200,000 people visit Blarney Castle each year. The castle, built in the 15th-16th Century, is situated in over a thousand acres of magnificent woodland, on the Blarney Castle Estate, making it the ideal place to take walks and enjoy the clean fresh environment of Blarney.
Shopping is a pleasure in the village where there are a number of excellent outlets, including the world famous Blarney Woollen Mills. Established in 1824, the outlet has become one of the largest craft shops in Ireland and is renowned for its quality produce. Blarney in olden days had been the site of thirteen mills with the production of linen, plour, paper, bleaching, dying and iron production, due to the natural layout of Blarney with the River Martin flowing into the Blarney River and this in turn flowing into the Shournagh River which proceeds to flow into the River Lee at Carrigrohane, near Cork City.
A fully Self-Drive vacation package exploring beautiful and exciting Ireland. First you will spend a few days in Dublin (a vibrant city with rich literary history) then, catch your Rental Ca and drive along the country visiting: County Cork (see historic Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone), up next is County Kerry (explore the Ring of Kerry and see beautiful Muckross House) and finally, County Clare (walk along the stunning Cliffs of Moher looking out over the churning bay). Drive back to Dublin for one last stay. This is a flexible vacation package. Select your number of nights in each city, desired hotel and activities.
Ireland is thought to have been inhabited from around 6000BC by people of a mid-Stone Age culture, about 4,000 years later, tribes from Southern Europe arrived and established a high Neolithic culture. Places to see include: Jerpoint Abbey, Hill of Tara, Newgrange, Rock of Cashel and much more!
The Ring of Kerry (Iveragh Peninsula) is a part of the mystical & unspoiled region of Ireland that has attracted visitors for hundreds of years. Its spectacular beauty is beyond question. It provides an amazing insight into the ancient heritage of Ireland and a landscape carved out of rock by the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago.
Ireland`s countryside is dotted with castles that range from romantic castles and towers that are in ruins to stately Chieftain Castles and Irish Castle Hotels. They are all filled with character and history. Many of these castles are medieval, dating from the 11th to the 15th century.
From uncanny lunar landscapes and the powerful Atlantic to labyrinthine caves and crystal clear waterways. Ireland enjoys over 714 miles of spectacular coastline, surrounded by the mighty Atlantic on the west and the Irish Sea on the east. As well as towering cliffs, clear fresh waters, pristine sandy beaches.
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