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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.
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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 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.
Name of a famous stone in Ireland?
The Blarney Stone - just outside the city of Cork lies Blarney castle. Under the battlements a stone is set which is said to be the stone on which the biblical figure Jacob laid his head and had a dream depicting the stairs to heaven. Kissing the stone is said to give you the "gift of the gab", meaning you will talk a lot.
What does kissing the Blarney Store give?
the gift of gab
Kissing the Blarney Stone supposed to give you what?
The "Gift of the gab". It is the phrase used, which refers to being able to talk a lot.
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.
What does kissing the blarney stone do for people?
Kissing the blarney stone gives you the "gift of the gab". You'll supposedly be very talkative, and spreading "blarney" (or BS). The tradition of kissing the Blarney Stone is said to bestow eloquence on the kisser. To be able to kiss the stone you have to dangle yourself from a position from which, if you fell, you would meet your demise. http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html
What type of stone do you kiss to bring you luck?
According to Irish tradition, kissing a Blarney Stone will give the kisser the "gift of gab". In other words, making he or she a flatterer or wittier person. See Blarney Stone link for full history below.
How do you get the Blarney Stone to give you the gift of the gab?
It is said that anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone will get the gift of the gab, ie become a good talker.
Where is the Blarney Stone?
Five miles north west of the small city of Cork is the village of Blarney - its name being derived from the Irish An blarna meaning 'the plain'. Near the village, standing almost 90 feet in height, is the solidly built castle of Blarney. Cormac MacCarthy erected the present castle, the third constructed at the site, in 1446. Built on a rock, above several caves, the tower originally had three storeys. On the top storey, just below the battlements on the parapet, is the world famous Blarney Stone, said to give the gift of eloquence to all who kiss it. Kissing the stone is for some people a difficult physical feat. In past times, to kiss the Stone people were hung by their heels over the edge of the parapet. One day a pilgrim broke from the grasp of his friends and went hurtling downward to certain death. Since that time the stone has been kissed by another method. First, you sit with your back towards the stone and then someone sits upon your legs or firmly holds your feet. Next, leaning far back and downward into the abyss while grasping the iron rails, you lower yourself until your head is even with the stone to be kissed.
What is the superstitious action one takes in the presence of a blarney stone?
An old superstition holds that when in the presence of the blarney stone, it is a good idea to kiss it. The reasons for this, as well as the benefits received for kissing the blarney stone, are vague and not well defined because this is not a "major" superstition, such as the bad luck one may receive when a black cat crosses one's path. However, one popularly accepted benefit is simply that kissing the blarney stone will bring good luck to the "kisser", especially in romantic matters, and even more, if the "kisser" tends to become tongue-tied when trying to romance a potential sweetheart. However, this is probably not the original superstition, but may simply be a "catch all" for unknown superstitions, as definitions of this nature tend to become one of the "default" definitions used when nothing else is available. The most likely description of the superstition of the blarney stone is that it will give the gift of "eloquence" if the kisser leans over backwards and kisses the stone. Because of the original location and placement of the blarney stone, this used to require the aid of an assistant, who would hold the kisser by the ankles and lower the kisser down to the stone from above while he kissed the stone. However, in recent times, a hard pathway has been made leading to the stone, and bars have been added to allow the kisser to hold on, lean over backwards, and smooch the magic stone (which would more appropriately be called the "Blarney Boulder" as it is very large and heavy...) without assistance. Although this has reduced the risk of being accidentally dropped on the head while attempting to acquire eloquence from the boulder, it seems to me that it has taken some of the fun out of the process! It may also be true that the word "blarney", which is sometimes used to describe information which is untrue or not of much worth, which is used to make brief, stark wording seem more, well, "eloquent", has this stone as the root of its meaning, since the gift of eloquence may also bring with it, the "gift of gab", that is, the tendency to toss in a lot of extraneous wordings to make the speaker seem to be eloquent, when in fact he is just "full of blarney", confusing the quantity of words in a speech with the quality of it, or, its eloquence.
