Climbing to the top of Blarney Castle:) Making Dreams comes true :)
By STPatrick
@Irishlasskicker (871)
Canada
January 16, 2019 4:19pm CST
Climbing Blarney Castle was no easy task for me.. But I did it:)
So there I was standing out front of Blarney Castle, it was my dream come true really. Always wanted to go there and finally at 37 years of age I had finally made it there:)
I was nervous and so were some of the other people in my group but we all decided we were there now and must accomplish our dream to kiss the beloved stone. I can remember ever tight spot and narrow corner as we climbed each step and thoughts of me turning back were beginning to occur but a new buddy I had made in the tour group I was in said if you don’t do this you will regret it and seeing as you made it all the way to Ireland by yourself this was a piece of cake. So when we got to the sign that said you could turn around now if you would like, I decided to keep on going. There was this couple from Texas the wife said nope I am turning around now and the husband kept on going he needed to get the picture but she was having nothing to do with it. Why did she climb it to begin with I am not sure as she was petrified. Before I knew it we were at the top and I was next in line to kiss the Blarney stone. In that one moment my whole life flashed before me, not because I thought I was going to die or anything just because I was so excited and could not believe I finally made it to where I had wanted to be my entire life. I learned something that afternoon. Never give up on your dreams. Keep going even if it’s tough and you feel that there is never a way. There is always a way because trust me. I never thought I would end up in the one place I always dreamed of travelling to and that was Ireland in Sept of 2018.
Cheers
Irishlasskicker
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@xander6464 (44245)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker Just don't forget to pack Lucky Charms next time.
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
@xander6464 don't worry there is always lucky charms in Ireland
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
Omg did I ever enjoy it , I can't wait to go back and see all the places I did not get to see :) everything about it was just amazing
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
17 Jan 19
What a great adventure! Kissing the Blarney Stone is something I'd like to do
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker hopefully some day
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
@Marilynda1225 yes hopefully some day:) I hope to go back as well
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
Oh you should really try it such a great adventure :)
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@xander6464 (44245)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Jan 19
The Cubs won the World Super Series Bowl and you finally made it to Ireland...All things are possible.
On your next trip to Ireland, are you going to do the Blarney Stone again?
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@xander6464 (44245)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker Why not start there? Do they have a big airport?
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
@xander6464 its nice one I didn't get lost LOL
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
perhaps but it's not on my list , I want to see more of the northern side of Ireland next visit and hopefully stay longer in Galway Ireland. It was raining so bad and all are plans in Galway got cancelled so next visit I hope to spend more time there.
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
16 Jan 19
It was very cool indeed :) I still think back and say heck yeah I did that :) and thanks a friend took that pic for me :)
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
17 Jan 19
That is amazing - I would love to visit Ireland some day!!
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
20 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker It sounds awesome!!
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
You really should if you get the chance , it was one of the best things I ever did in my life :)
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
yes that is me , really that is nuts you take a chance climbing it but you can fall anywhere I wonder if they will win the suit? I had the best day of my life climbing it and getting the chance to kiss the stone:) if you ever get the chance you should go :)
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker I am afraid of heights and get vertigo..it would finish me.
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
@Courage7 ah okay well there is lots of other things to see on the ground as you know in the beautiful country of Ireland :)
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
22 Jan 19
That is awesome... I don't think that I would have allowed myself to give up the opportunity regardless of how terrified I was ;) And, I definitely would have been!
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
22 Jan 19
it was so amazing the whole trip to Ireland was a dream come true really , but climbing up this castle was the best :)
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker
Congrats to you. Maybe the wife wanted to see if she could do it even though she was petrified and saw she at least tried and decided that was enough for her so turned back. You did what you wanted to accomplish. Now, if you have a bucket list you can cross that one off. I look at it this way that my dreams are not like the one you had that you conquered.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Jan 19
@Irishlasskicker
I don't have a bucket list. Right now I just want to get my health issues taken care of and the situation keeps getting more and more confusing.
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
21 Jan 19
yes I definitely crossed that one off from my bucket list :) yes that wife gave it her best but she was just not having any of it but good on her for giving it a try:) and thank you it was one of the best days ever. Hope you get to cross something off your bucket list :)
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
21 Jan 19
@Hannihar I wish you the very best and hope your heal issues get taken care of
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
18 Jan 19
Thank you that was probably my biggest dream that ever came true:) may your dreams come true as well
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
7 Feb 19
I love going to Ireland and congrats on filling the life long dream!
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@Irishlasskicker (871)
• Canada
11 Feb 19
omg it was the best place to visit indeed and it was just awesome that I finally got there and not before I was to old to do so :) so beautiful and just amazing thanks so much :)
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