+ On Thursday, September 15, 2022, we resisted kissing the Blarney Stone. Instead we enjoyed the beautiful gardens surrounding the castle -- https://blarneycastle.ie/gardens/. Later we went to a coeli at the historic Kate Kearney's Cottage -- https://katekearneyscottage.com/ -- where we enjoyed dinner with traditional music and dance. We really enjoyed the three excellent musicians and the 2 excellent dancers. A lot of fun. This was not the first coeli for us. We went to one in Oban, Scotland 11 years ago (Remember that John?) as we explored the Highlands of Scotland by rail, bus, boat and foot. See https://pbase.com/abundancetrek/greatbritain . We noticed a lot of similarity in the music and themes.