THOUGHTS

The Blarney Stone

March 16, 2019

Well, we are approaching that magical day called St. Patrick's Day. It made me think of the blarney stone. Why do they kiss it? So, I had to see (since I am Irish/Scotch) what this was all about.

The blarney stone was set in a castle in 1446. The blarney is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from Cork, Ireland. The tradition of kissing this hunk of rock has been around for centuries. It is said that if one kisses the stone he/she will receive the gift of eloquence and persuasiveness. Now that sounds like something we all could use! Receiving the gift of gab may be good for some and not so good for those who already possess too much of it.

Frankly, I think this might be something that was created in a pub. You know how those Irish love their brew. So, I see this tradition developing from a conversation out of the pub. Pub, now their is an interesting word. Best that I can tell is the word pub refers to public houses. Ah, I digress though.

Well, in any case if you want to adventure out and need more of the eloquence and persuasiveness (good for writing, right?), you must travel to Ireland to kiss the mighty Blarney Stone!

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