here a picture of blarney castle, and a shot of zack  kissing the blarney stone,  its at the top of the castle and you have to lay upside down, about 60 feet up, thanks jamie for letting me know it was one of the most germy  places in the world.                                                                                                                            

well i've finally made it here to ireland, been working a lot but getting to see some of the sites as well.  i was in kinsale for the first week, for the next couple of weeks i'll be in kenmare with limited internet access.