The Gift of Gab

"Not the language of the speaker,

But the words that take their time,

Coming slowly from the earth,

Like bricks that build a wall

To keep the voices inside." 

    These are the words of Seamus Heaney in "The Speech of the House" even though this is not specifically talking about the Blarney Stone I feel like it can have some significance to it! For a little bit of background for those who do not know if you kiss the Blaney Stone then you are said to get the gift of the gab. When I told people that I was going on this trip one of the first things that they asked me was if I was going to go see the stone. The first line of this poem really speaks. S
o many people come from so many different parts of the world to kiss the stone. It is well-known that no matter where you come from people go so that they can get this gift! 

    Not only this but the third line also speaks to the experience that I had while we were there. You have to climb up the castle. You may think that it is an easy walk up, that's definitely what I thought but oh was I proven wrong! It is a round stone staircase that is very steep! When you finally get to the top of the stairs you feel like you are out of breath and your legs are sore but not only that you feel like you are coming out of the earth! It seems like you can see for miles after you exit the top of the tower made of the brick walls that had just encapsulated you! 

    Overall the experience is something that was that will give you an adrenaline rush! So you have to sit down on the ledge and then lie down. As you do this you have to grab the two bars they have for you to hold on to. Not to mention that you are leaning over an open grate that you can see the ground below you! At least for me, it feels like it goes so fast but it was actually something fun to do and be able to say that I was able to do!