where is the blarney castle located in ireland
Blarney Castle Blarney Castle (Irish: CaisleÃ¡n na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.[4] The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.
Belfast Belfast (/ˈbɛlfɑːst/ or /-fæst/; from Irish: Béal Feirste, meaning "rivermouth of the sandbanks")[11] is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, and the second largest on the island of Ireland.[12] On the River Lagan, it had a population of 333,871 in 2015.[1] Belfast was granted city status in 1888.