the 600—year—old blarney castle is set across a 60—acre site, but its most famous attraction is of course the blarney stone. it said that the gift of the gab is given to those who kiss it. this is our first view of where the famous stone is. up there? can i have a go? absolutely, let's do it. it was brought to the castle during the crusades. the lord of the castle saved a witch from drowning, who thanked him by casting a spell on the stone to cure his speech impediment once he had kissed it. of course, with the onset of the pandemic, kissing the blarney stone stopped, but now, with a strict disinfecting procedure in place, it's once again open to those eager to pucker up to stone. here we are, the world—famous blarney stone. just here? 0k.