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Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in , a town in , . Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blarney House and Blarney Castle Hotel.

House
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is situated 250 metres south of Blarney Castle.

Hotel building
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is a hotel building, which is situated 450 metres northeast of Blarney Castle.

Warehouse
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was built in 1823. It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool. The mill briefly closed for two years between 1973 and 1975, after which it was re-opened as an Irish heritage shop. is situated 680 metres northeast of Blarney Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blarney and Cloghroe.

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is a village in , nowadays incorporated into the nearby city of Cork. It's been on the tourist circuit for almost 300 years thanks to its castle and Stone. It's also a commuter town for Cork, with a population in 2016 of 2539.

Village
is a village and townland on the R579 road in , . It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and . The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. is situated 3½ km west of Blarney Castle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the to the west of the city of in Ireland. It is connected by the Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of . is situated 4 km south of Blarney Castle.

Blarney Castle

Latitude
51.92906° or 51° 55′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.57082° or 8° 34′ 15″ west
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
9C3HWCHH+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128989454
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
3292023
Wiki­data ID
Q881739
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Blarney Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Blarney Castle”
  • Basque: “Blarney Gaztelua”
  • Basque: “Blarneyko gaztelua”
  • Basque: “Blarneyko Gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Blarney”
  • Chinese: “布拉尼城堡”
  • Czech: “Blarney”
  • Czech: “Hrad Blarney”
  • Danish: “Blarney Castle”
  • Dutch: “Blarney Castle”
  • Finnish: “Blarneyn linna”
  • French: “Chateau de Blarney”
  • French: “château de Blarney”
  • French: “Château de blarney”
  • French: “Château de Blarney”
  • French: “Château De Blarney”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Blarney”
  • German: “Blarney Castle”
  • German: “Caisleán Na Blarnan”
  • Indonesian: “Puri Blarney”
  • Irish: “Caisleán na Blarnan”
  • Italian: “castello di Blarney”
  • Italian: “Castello di Blarney”
  • Japanese: “ブラーニー城”
  • Korean: “블라니성”
  • Lithuanian: “Blarnio pilis”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Blarney”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo blarney”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Blarney”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Blarney”
  • Russian: “Замок Бларни”
  • Spanish: “Blarney Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de blarney”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Blarney”
  • Swahili: “Blarney Castle”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Бларні”
  • Wu Chinese: “孛拉尼城堡”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blarney Castle”. Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.