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Show Blarney Stone. "A pood many people who taken trip to Ktirupe toll lies when lhi come back," said the ex-globo trotter "Onu thing they llko to do about Is kissing the- blarney stone. A lot of travelcis. claim to hnvo performed that oscillatory stunt, and they dilate on tho experience with a fdlhncsB that gives color to their assertion. Maybe a few of them really novo accomplished accomplish-ed tho feat, but their number BtandB In tho proportion to those that have not as ono to ten thousand. "Kissing the blarney stone Is not an easy thing to do. If tho boasters would only look up a few facts In the case and find out what difficulties are encountered In performing tho rite, they would have a little less to say on the subject. In tho first place, the precous stone Is near the top of ono of tho great towers of tho castle. To reach It you would fiavo to climb 125 feet Inside of n dark, cavernous don-Jon. don-Jon. Then, when you havo come to tho nearest opening In tho massive wall, you havo to be hung out of the window, Iicail downward over a parapet para-pet by the heels. Even when suspended suspend-ed In this Inverted posftlon a fellow has to bo about seven feet toll In order or-der to reach tho stono and Imprint thereon the devotional smock. Considering Con-sidering tho dizziness entailed by this acrobatic font and tho length of body required, a lot of travelers of tho saw-ed-ort typo would do well to omit tho blarney stono from their list of adventures." ad-ventures." New York Press. |