. Sketches of a life of 75 in three parts : biographical, historical, and descriptive. eaking of them, says: They have existedfor more than 1000 years and may be twice, or thriceas old. They are lofty, slender shafts, shooting upinto the sky, and inspire a feeling of admiration,mingled with curiosity as you gaze upon them. Blarney Castle. Mention should be made of Blarney Castle, whichis not far from Cork. It is one of the strongest in theprovince. It stands on limestone rock. The massivetower rises 120 feet in height. It is ascended by awinding stairway made of stone slabs, and underneaththe
. Sketches of a life of 75 in three parts : biographical, historical, and descriptive. eaking of them, says: They have existedfor more than 1000 years and may be twice, or thriceas old. They are lofty, slender shafts, shooting upinto the sky, and inspire a feeling of admiration,mingled with curiosity as you gaze upon them. Blarney Castle. Mention should be made of Blarney Castle, whichis not far from Cork. It is one of the strongest in theprovince. It stands on limestone rock. The massivetower rises 120 feet in height. It is ascended by awinding stairway made of stone slabs, and underneaththe castle, are subterranean passages cut through thelimestone. The famous Blarney Stone is placed nearthe top, and is inscribed with the Latin phrase, Cor-mack MacCarthey, fortis me fieri fecit. A. D. 1446. Blarney means soft, wheedling speeches to gainsome end. MacCarthey held the Castle in 1602, andconcluded an armistice with Carew, the Lord Presi-dent, on condition of surrendering the fort to the En-glish garrison. Day after day, his lordship looked for 202 Sketches of a Life of 75. j^hnncy (fast/c the fulfillment of the terms, but received nothing butprotocols and soft speeches, until he became the laugh-ing stock of Elizabeths ministers, and the dupe of thelord of Blarney. Hence originated the word blarney,with its definition as given above. According to Irishsuperstition, to kiss the Blarney Stone, guaranteesthe accomplishment of ones wishes. When, after our arrival in Dublin, we were intro-duced to a venerable, accomplished elderly Irish lady,a Friend, she turned to me after being introduced tomy wife, and with a mischievous air, said: Thoumust have kissed the Blarney Stone. Ireland 203 Giants Causeway. One of the natural curiosities of Ireland is theGiants Causeway, found on the north coast. It mightbe termed Natures masonry. It consists of thou-sands upon thousands of basaltic stones, from a footto a yard in length, and in diameter from 15 to 26inches, some four-sided, an
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