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The famous stone, celebrated by travel agents and tavern owners, is housed at http://www.answers.com/topic/blarney-castle, 6.5 miles NW of the city of Cork. One Cormac Mac-Carthy built the castle in the 15th century on the foundations of an English one from the previous century. For generations the Mac-Carthys maintained a http://www.answers.com/topic/bard school, which withered away with the downfall of the http://www.answers.com/topic/irish-language. The tradition that a stone in the castle brings eloquence to those who kiss it is apparently modern, popularized by 'Fr. Prout' (F. S. Mahoney, 1804-66) and others. When Cormac faced a difficult lawsuit, the secret of the stone was revealed to him by http://www.answers.com/topic/cl-dna, a spirit-patron of the family. The stone was the first he faced upon waking in the morning. For fear that all of http://www.answers.com/topic/republic-of-Ireland would kiss the stone and the entire nation would be overcome with facile speech, http://www.answers.com/topic/cormac-3 placed it in an almost inaccessible spot on the http://www.answers.com/topic/parapet.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 10y agoAccording to the myth, you receive eloquence in your spoken word, enabling you
to ease your way in the world, with your razor wit and rapid repartee.
In reality you will probably get vertigo as you have to hang upside down, at the
top of a castle to kiss it.
You also get cold lips, and the possibility of a good case of whatever the previous
several kissers might have been carrying.
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∙ 13y agoKissing the Blarney stone is supposed to bestow on the kisser the 'gift of the gab,' the ability to talk lots about anything and nothing.
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∙ 13y agoThey are said to 'get' luck!
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What is the tradition the with Blarney stone?
The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the Blarney Stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney).
What is kissing the Blarney Stone supposed to give you?
The Blarney Stone is a piece of large limestone that was built into the Blarney Castle in Ireland in 1446. Anyone who kisses the stone is said to be forever blessed with the gift of gab.
How do you get the gift of gab?
by kissing the Blarney stone, at Blarney Castle near Cork City
What is a gift a person would receive if you kiss the blarney stone?
The Gift of Gab!
What would happen if you kiss Blarney Stone?
They say that kissing the Blarney Stone will give you the gift of eloquence...or the gift of gab!
What is cured by Kissing the Blarney Stone?
Nothing is cured by kissing the Blarney Stone. However, if one does kiss the stone, they will be gifted with "blarney" or the ability to flatter and persuade people to get their own way, without having offended anyone.
What would you wear to the kissing of the blarney stone?
There would be no particular clothes to wear. You can wear what you want. It would depend on the weather and time of year a lot more than the fact you were kissing the Blarney Stone.
What do you get when yo kiss the blarney stone?
According to legend, kissing the Blarney Stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great Eloquenceor skill at Flattery).
What gift ou get do you get if you kiss the Blarney stone?
Kissing the Blarney stone is supposed to bestow on the kisser the 'gift of the gab,' the ability to talk lots about anything and nothing.
Do you have to pay to kiss the blarney stone?
Not to kiss the stone, but you might want to buy a photograph of you doing it. Kissing the stone is hard work , by the way. You need to be fit.
How do you use the word eloquence in a sentence?
Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to give a person eloquence.The eloquence of the speeches reflected the experience of the delegates.
Who is cured by kissing the blarney stone?
Paige Evans and chelcee starkie did and they received a tenner
