Blarney Castle Stone

Stone From Blarney Castle, Sydney, Australia

Public Art : Blarney Castle Stone

Sculptor/Artist : Unknown

Date : 1987

Description : Firstly one must not get this rock confused with the Blarney Stone, this is a chunk from the castle and not the infamous stone. The chunk of the battlement is firmly cemented on the lip of the wishing well, next to a bronze plaque. Hmm I have no idea why the people of Cork would be so generous as to gift this rock to the people of Sydney, but I am sure there was a good reason behind it ? Maybe it came with the Queen Victoria statue? It still amazes me that no one has attempted to chisel off the rock as a souvenir (but then again it aint no Blarney Stone!).

Location : Next to Queen Victoria statue outside the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia.

Blarney Castle Stone Inscription :

Blarney Castle Stone

A stone from the Battlements of Blarney Castle.
A gift to the people of Sydney, from
Alderman D. Wallace, T.D. Lord Mayor,
and the people of Cork, through the
courtesy of Sir Richard Colthurst, B.T.

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