blarney stone

whoever kisses the stone “will never want for words.” [Irish Folklore: Leach, 147]

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Over 425,000 visit the Blarney Stone every year but 40 per cent - 170,000 - can't go through with it when they get there, due to fear or flexibility.

I already talk a load of old blarney, any more will make my friends craic

The Blarney Stone used to be known as Renshaws, but opened over a year ago with a new name.

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The relationship was the cherry on top for the former librarian who, at 96, decided to take her first overseas trip and became the oldest person to ever kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland.

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3 BLARNEY CASTLE SITUATED five miles from Cork City, this historic castle is most famous for the Blarney Stone, which has the traditional power of conferring eloquence on all who kiss it - the gift of the gab.

Have a craic at an Irish holiday; From a pint of Guinness to kissing the Blarney Stone, Ireland has plenty to offer. Check out our top five places to visit

If it did not then kiss my Blarney stone and go lay an egg

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Eureka Springs' Wagon Wheel Tavern is coming back, this time incarnated as the Blarney Stone, an Irish pub and restaurant.

Blarney for Eureka Springs

There were some manpower and equipment issues, since some firefighters who would have been sent to Blackstone River Road were instead helping fight a two-alarm fire in a Chinese food restaurant at the corner of Maywood Street and Park Avenue that also damaged the Blarney Stone bar.

Narrow escape; Firefighter rescues sleeping woman

Be sure to kiss the Blarney Stone on your way back and your newly found 'gift of the gab' can be used to tell everyone how great Cork is.

Popping the Cork; Advertisement Feature Beautifully situated on the banks of the river Lee, Cork city's proximity to a number of small, charming towns makes it the ideal place to get the full flavour of Ireland in a short break

Thus A is for Aran Islands, B is for Blarney Stone and Brian Boru, C is for the Celtic Cross, and D is for faerie Dullahan.

Irish Alphabet

It has many quintessentially Irish sights and activities among its grand Georgian buildings, including the chance to sip whiskey at the Old Middleton Distillery, and to kiss the Blarney stone.

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Or visit Blarney Castle, just five miles from Cork and kiss the legendary Blarney Stone to gain the gift of the gab.