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Old 03-29-2019, 07:29 PM   #88
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Default Re: LIGHTFOOT by Nicholas Jennings - Sept.2017

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Originally Posted by Dave, Melbourne,Australia View Post
I just recognised the castle in the photo of Gord and first wife Brita in post #77. It's Blarney Castle just outside Cork City in the Republic of Ireland. Tourists visit the top level to hang upside-down and kiss the Blarney Stone in order to attain the gift of eloquence. I suspect it was taken during their honeymoon.
well spotted David I can just about remember bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney stone during a visit to Cork in 1982 see the two photos on
https://twoandahalfbackpacks.wordpre...10/18/ireland/
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