Blarney: Part II

This is now the second time that I have visited the Blarney Castle and Gardens. This time, I chose not to go up into the Castle. I went off on my own and explored the land beyond the immediate gardens. I took what the map called "the Lake Walk". My journey down to the lake is what I expected all of Ireland to look like. 

This is the lake. 

I had so much extra free time since I didn't go into the castle so I was able to explore the village of Blarney. 

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Cobh: Part II

This time in Cobh, I went to the Titanic memorial museum.

I was given a ticket that was similar to the ticket the Titanic passengers would receive. Each ticket had a real name of a passenger on it. 

My passenger's' name was Margaret Devaney. 

At the end of the tour, I found out that my passenger had survived and lived on to be a mother of four children and fought for the right for women to vote. 

In the gift shop, there was a toy replica of the sapphire necklace that Rose had in the movie "Titanic."