Blarney Stone on a list of the world's 101 worst places to visit

Elliemental · 25-06-2010 07:33PM

I'd love to go to Beijing's Tap Water Museum, just so I could say that I had been. It sounds so dull, that it could make for a great topic of conversation; in a perverse kind of way.

silvervixen84 · 25-06-2010 07:44PM

I'm from Cork and never felt the need to go there, I especially wouldn't be kissing it, God knows what icky disease you'd pick up.

Once it keeps duping tourists into shelling out cash, that's fine by me

fulhamfanincork · 25-06-2010 07:49PM

silvervixen84 wrote: »

I'm from Cork and never felt the need to go there, I especially wouldn't be kissing it, God knows what icky disease you'd pick up.

Once it keeps duping tourists into shelling out cash, that's fine by me

I have never gone either

The Davestator · 25-06-2010 08:26PM

The stone is pretty crap, but the castle and the grounds are very nice and worth a visit IMO.

Also, your man who helps you kiss it, cleans up, everyone was tipping him when i was there. i didnt cos I am fit and able bodied enough to actually lie on my back AND get up again without assistance...

Kiwi_knock · 25-06-2010 08:40PM

The main point that everyone seems to be missing is how did the woman actually get out of the kitchen to visit all these places.

profitius · 25-06-2010 08:45PM

It just goes to show how stupid some people are. What do people expect to see when they go to visit the Blarney stone? Maybe they should put a big slid down from the top and a pool at the bottom. :rolleyes:

Thomas828 · 25-06-2010 10:24PM

silvervixen84 wrote: »

I'm from Cork and never felt the need to go there, I especially wouldn't be kissing it, God knows what icky disease you'd pick up.

Once it keeps duping tourists into shelling out cash, that's fine by me

Do I understand you right? Do people actually pay good money for the privilege of kissing a stone that is just like every other stone in the castle?

magick · 25-06-2010 10:27PM

What about the holy stone of Clonrichert?!

Its been upgraded to a class 2 !!!!

MJ23 · 25-06-2010 10:37PM

Have any Irish people actually been to the Blarney Stone? The day I was there, i was all set to go, but i was the only irish person there, they were all overweight ameicans in bright clothes, white runners and silly hats. I couldnt bring myself to go, not missing much anyway, by the sounds of it.

FunnyStuff · 25-06-2010 10:40PM

profitius wrote: »

It just goes to show how stupid some people are. What do people expect to see when they go to visit the Blarney stone? Maybe they should put a big slid down from the top and a pool at the bottom. :rolleyes:

Now that sounds like fun!!!

Venom · 25-06-2010 10:47PM

fulhamfanincork wrote: »

You just all hate it because it's in Cork. If it was in Dublin you'd all be creaming over it and Bono would be constantly shagging it. The Blarney stone is a hell of alot better than that crummy metal dildo you plonked in O'Connail street. Langers.

We hate Cork for entirely different reasons.

jigglywoo · 25-06-2010 11:07PM

I visited Blarney Castle during the week as I was staying down in Cork. Thought a tenner in was a bit much but the grounds are very well maintained. I thought the castle was cool, had little stairs going random places. A lot more interesting than other ruins I've visted.
I had no interest in the stone at all. If they wanted to make money off the stone they'd charge people extra to kiss it and they already charge you to get a picture taken.
Don't know why people are complaining about it so much, it may be a silly stone but it brings in tourists and money so that can't be a bad thing.

Riddle101 · 25-06-2010 11:23PM

This says it all. Well not really but still WTF

Genrikh Yagoda · 25-06-2010 11:30PM

blarney stone, it even sounds sh*t!

Genrikh Yagoda · 25-06-2010 11:31PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

This says it all. Well not really but still WTF

Looks like an awful lot of effort for nothing, do you think that guy enjoys his job?

eamo12 · 25-06-2010 11:33PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Well somehow I don't think 15th century castle designers had lazy American tourists in mind when they built the place.

The 'ol lazy/dumb/stupid Americans quip will always gets you top of the popularity stakes - well done for that. (yawn)

unknown13 · 25-06-2010 11:34PM

Its a stone and you have to go up a load of steps to kiss the thing. Waste of time but the americans believe it is worth while

Eve_Dublin · 25-06-2010 11:35PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I was at Newgrange a few years ago and there was an American complaining about not being able to fit through the entrance of the monument.. yer man was about 30 stone

Hahaha!!

I mentioned this in another post on another forum but met an American girl recently who claimed she saw a Leprechaun at the Blarney Stone. She was a nice girl, so I tried to keep the patronising tone out of my voice when I asked her was she sure. She had a little think about it and finally agreed with me that, yep, it was probably just a small man.

Okey dokey.....

Dudess · 26-06-2010 01:01AM

I'm from near Blarney - I just associate the castle grounds with going gatting/fumbling around with the opposite sex as a teenager/spin the bottle... Therefore I think it's a wonderful place and object to this demarcation.

Thomas828 · 26-06-2010 01:03AM

Genrikh Yagoda wrote: »

blarney stone, it even sounds sh*t!

How about "Baloney Stone"?

krudler · 26-06-2010 01:11AM

Does this mean its being demoted to a class 3 relic?

Blarney Stone on a list of the world's 101 worst places to visit

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