The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-03-05
NOT REAL BLARNEY
TOURISTS KISS IMITATION or
FAMOUS STONE.
Real Thing 10 Set In Wall Of Castle,
Forty.Five Feet from Ground,
According to julius Cham

An authorized announcement II
made that "a piece Of the Blarne!
stone is in New York and will be ex
hibited during this week." Only
few days ago I had occasion to speal
to a friend who sent relative In the
west "just as good" piece Of Plym
outh rock, says julius Chambers II
the Brooklyn Eagle.
The last time | was returning te
this country on Cunard steamship
we found that the London mails were
six hours late at Queenstown and a
friend Of one Of the passengers, hay
ing very fast yacht, had come down
from Cork to say good-by.
AS the voyager happened to be
known to me, | was asked to form
one Of a small party to run up to
Cork, where automobiles, not jaunting
cars, would take us to Barney castle,
about five miles northwest Of Cork.
We were guaranteed sure return to
the Cedric before she sailed and |,
with three others, took the chance Of
losing oar passage money. Therefore,
my knowledge Of Queenstown harbor,
the mails, hasty drink at the Queens
hotel, a chat with the always pretty
barmaids-all of whom recognized me
as friend of the beautiful "Tottie"
Fitzgerald, who had introduced her
American millionaire husband to her,
Mr.. Dupont-a miles trot in jaunt-
ing car, and return to the ship with
a handful Of green shamrock. But
this time everything was different.
The Corkonian millionaire's steam
yacht carried us swift as an arrow UP
the eight miles Of bay-it appeared to
be about the same distance as from
st. George to Whitehall STREET.-THE
Cork. We landed near the spot where
Cromwell set up his flag and MARI
borough went ashore in 1890. The
autos were in waiting and the five or
six miles to Blarney castle were run
in few minutes after we got olsen
tangled from the narrow streets and
The swarming children. Cork is a city
Of $4,000 people and race suicide isn't
to any Of the families, as
we'll as a hasty glance would entitle
me to Judge.
Blarney castle wasn't finished in the
Cromwell days, in all likelihood. 1t
sn't much of castle" to anybody
Who has seen the real thing at Stir.
ing or half dozen places that might
)e mentioned. 1t consists chiefly Of
me tower, with wings. In the wall
II the facade, about 20 feet from the
op, or, at a guess, As feet from the
ground, stone about the size of q
,ushel basket protrudes.
1t is the real "Blarney stone!"
So far as l can imagine, only such
PERSONS as have been lowered in
boatswain's chairs" and the wild
'irds ever have actually kissed it.
let, | have had to sit and listen to
many beautiful and truthful (?) WON.
n tell how they knelt to kiss the
'larney stone. l understand exactly
that they meant. They didn't know
he real from the imposition. The little
illage Of Blarney has nothing to com.
lend 1t to the attention of travellers
kept this castle. Therefore, a lust
s good" Blarney stone has been
laced in the courtyard of the castle
nd for a trifing matter of sixpence
gu and may go into its sacred
resence and press our lips upon its
'ugh, clammy surface. 1t isn't worth |
lie money, because one isn't getting |
lat for which he or she bargained. |
he rock is high In the wall, and any |
her Blarney stone Is much the same
duplicate of Plymouth Rock would
}, set up in Riverside Park or Bowl.
g Green. The castle was built by
10 Cromack Mccarthy about 1916.
three years before Cromwell slaugh.
red the lrishmen of the place. As
he sees 1t to-day 1t is only an ivy.
I'D ruin, conferred about q battle
ented keep. The famous stone, as I /
I've said, in the face of the wall, Is
Id to bear the name Of the founder
1t l could not discern 1t, although
oss and Ivy may have covered It.