Colum has the gift of the gab!

Grenagh man Colum Murphy was delighted to beat off all other applicants to take the ‘most famous job in Ireland’ before Christmas when he became the new Keeper of the Blarney Stone. Over 400,000 people visited Blarney Castle last year and Colum’s new job will be to help thousands of visitors kiss the legendary Blarney stone. Speaking to The Independent.ie Colum said, “I have always loved history and I live close by so every year I visit and I have brought friends from many different countries over the years to it when they have come to visit. “I lived in America for years and I have travelled all over the world so between that and my experience working in customer service I think that really helps as I am used to chatting with people.” Colum took over from popular local man Denis Cronin.

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