Wishing Steps
Wishing Steps
* Rock Close * Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * http://www.blarneycastle.ie *
Onwards with the quest for charms and blessings, just after kissing the legendary Blarney stone for the gift of gab we were onwards to visit the wiley old witch of Blarney for a endowment of wishes. The witch requires the wisher to walk backwards up and down the steps with their eyes closed withou stopping for a moment or thinking of anything other than the wish – then that wish will come true within a year. Of course I did it, and those who know me can only guess what my wish was … The roughly hewn 21-24 limestone steps climb up through an archway of limestone rocks. The steps can be wet and very slippery. Legend states that the witch was forced to do these blessings on the steps as a way for her to pack for her firewood she uses in the Witches kitchen located at the top of the steps. It is believed that if you go up the stairs early in the morning you will see dying embers in the fire pit of the Witches Kitchen which is supposedly lit every night by the Blarney Castle Witch.
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