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nobody knows for sure but we think it was Cork Ireland

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The tradition of kissing the Blarney Stone is said to have been started by a seventeenth-century Irish lord named Cormac McCarthy, who believed that kissing the stone would bestow the gift of eloquent speech and persuasive language upon those who did so.

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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).


How do you get the gift of gab?

by kissing the Blarney stone, at Blarney Castle near Cork City


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.


Where can someone find information about the Blarney stone?

One can find information about the Blarney Stone on the Wikipedia website. They have information about it's origins, history, ritual and legends surrounding it.


What does kissing that blarney stone mean?

The Blarney stone is a piece of folk lore and myth situated at the top of the Blarney castle. To complete the ritual, you have to climb to the top of the castle and lean backward over the parapet. These days there are hand holds and safety devices, but in the "old days" you did this with a trusted friend holding your legs. You must kiss the stone in this precarious position, for which you are granted the gift of eloquence and persuasion. If someone says you must have kissed the Blarney Stone as a turn of phase, they are saying you have the "gift of gab" and/or the ability to flatter.


Who is cured by kissing the blarney stone?

Paige Evans and chelcee starkie did and they received a tenner


Is the gift of gab considered to be a hereditary trait?

No, it is considered to be bestowed by kissing the Blarney Stone.