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Blarney Castle* http://www.blarneycastle.ie * Blarney, Ireland * 021-438 5252 * The Blarney Castle and its estate is an amazing magical playground of myths and legends, faeries, and fantastical beliefs. Even the grounds in its gardens have their attractions and history, as small caves and structures in the Rock Close garden may have neolithic habitation possibilities, [...]

Rock Close Rock Close* Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * www.blarneycastle.ie * A mystical portal in the heart of the castle grounds of Blarney where faeries dance, Witches’ bless and answer wishes, Druids weave magick, stone monuments made, and magic is alive. The Rock Close garden is not only a site of myths and legends, but [...]

Witches Kitchen* Rock Close * Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * http://www.blarneycastle.ie * In the enchanted grounds of Rock Close in the fabled lands of Blarney Castle is the infamous Kitchen of the Blarney Witch. Atop her wishing steps is her kitchen. Offset from the kitchen is her stone. Apparently by legend she is bound and [...]

Wishing Steps Wishing Steps* Rock Close * Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * http://www.blarneycastle.ie * Onwards with the quest for charms and blessings, just after kissing the legendary Blarney stone for the gift of gab we were onwards to visit the wiley old witch of Blarney for a endowment of wishes. The witch requires the wisher [...]

Ruta Graveolens / RUE The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Rue: Ruta Graveolens Ruta Graveolens [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Rosids: Sapindales: Rutaceae: Rutoideae: Ruteae: Ruta: Ruta Graveolens ] Common Names: Localities:Commonly found throughout the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, and southwest Asia. Description:Rue is a hardy evergreen shrubby plant that is highly scented disagreeble odor, ranging [...]

Saveok Mill Archaeological Site Saveok Mill Site Greenbottom, Cornwall, England * http://www.archaeologyonline.org/index.html * A small local farm in Greenbottom, Saveok Mill has placed itself on the archaeological map when resident Jacqui Wood discovered very curious archaeological features in her backyard when clearing the ground for a metal-work furnace on her land as one of her [...]

The Amsterdam WaagAmsterdam, the Netherlands In the heart of Amsterdam lies a remnant of the former city walls known as the “Amsterdam Waag”. The walls were constructed here between 1481 and 1494. The Waag was constructed in 1488 and originally housed one of the city gates known as the “Sint Anthoniespoort”. The lower part of [...]

Lichtenau, Germany ‘Palmbosch’n’ On Palm Sunday, April 5th, while walking through the village of Lichtenau and the city of Ansbach, we noticed spread across the threshholds to a cafe/restaurant (Lichtenau) and a dining hall of a Protestant parish courtyard (Ansbach) (both primarily Protestant communities) from afar looked like fresh cut flower greens (not the flower [...]