Our target for the morning... Blarney Castle!

Kiss a particular stone in the upper battlements and you are supposed to be granted the gift of eloquence..

...but not the ability to walk on water.

Here, Catherine plays tour guide for our stroll about the Castle grounds.

We are almost to the inner keep!

We're in! Now we've got to find the stairs...

...oh, great. Another dead end.

Mission accomplished! Catherine gets an assist in planting a wet one on the stone of reknown.

The park-like setting from above.

The commanding view of the countryside around Blarney.