"Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to give you
 ‘the gift of the gab’ – the gift of eloquence!"


There is a stone there, that whoever kisses,

Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent:

‘Tis he may clamber to a lady’s chamber,

Or become a member of Parliament.

A noble spouter he’ll sure turn out, or

An out and outer to be let alone;

Don’t try to hinder him, or to bewilder him,

For he is a pilgrim from the Blarney stone.”


Legend of the Blarney Stone The legend says that an old woman cast a spell on the stone to reward a king who had saved her from drowning. Kissing the stone while under the spell gave the king the ability to speak sweetly and convincingly. It's difficult reach the stone. Kissers have to lie on their back and bend backward or downward, holding iron bars for support.

 Why Do People Kiss The Blarney Stone?

Anyone who puckers up and lands a smooch on this famous piece of bluestone rock will be bestowed with the gift of eloquence. The Blarney Stone is not rooted solidly in ground level Irish sod, but is actually situated on top of an old Irish castle.

Kissing the stone first became popular in the 1800’s. For over two centuries visitors have sought out this stone in search of storytelling prowess, or as the Irish like to say, the gift of the gab.

Kissed by rich and poor, young and old, famous and not-so-famous, the millions of kissing pilgrims over the past two hundred years, have one thing in common – they came in search of blarney.


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