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School: Colthurst, An Bhlárna (roll number 6717)

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Blarney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
S. Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 181

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  1. Local Ruins - Blarney Castle

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    The Blarney Stone is supposed to be a piece of the original Stone of Scone. When Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert of Scotland was fleeing from the English he came to Cormac Mac Carthy, King of Munster, for help. Cormac gave him 5,000 kerns and they went off to Scotland to help to beat the English at the Battle of Bannockburn. In return for this service Bruce sent him a piece of "Stone of Destiny" which had originally been taken from Tara, where it had reposed during the Golden Age in Ireland and this was kept in the castle when the keep was built.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork