Blarney Stone

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Where is the Blarney Stone?

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According to legend the person who kisses the Blarney Stone is endowed with the gift of eloquence and persuasive flattery. The stone can be found at Blarney Castle, near the village five miles north-west of Cork city. This castle, the third on the site, was built in 1446 by Cormac MacCarthy. The stone can be found on the top of three storeys, just below the battlements. Kissing the stone is quite a feat. Once, visitors who kissed the Blarney Stone were hung by their heels over the parapet. That ended when a pilgrim fell over. Now, you sit with your back to the stone and a friend firmly holds your feet as you lean into the abyss and, grasping the iron rails, lower yourself until your head is even with the stone. But why kiss it? One legend claims that an old women, saved from drowning by a king of Munster, rewarded him with a spell, that if he would kiss a stone on the castle's top, he would gain a speech that would win all to him. It is not known however, when and how the word Blarney entered the English language. But will it work? There's only one way of finding out ' try it and see! If you don't fancy going all the way to Ireland, try kissing it on the net: http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/lucky/stone.html