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Kissing
the Blarney Stone
1.What is the Blarney Stone?
The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle
tower in the Irish village of Blarney.
2. What does kissing the Blarney Stone supposed to do? Kissing
the stone is supposed
to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence, "the gift of gab"
and luck.
3.When was the castle built?
The castle was built in 1446
by Cormac MacDermot McCarthy.
4. What castle is the Blarney Stone built into? The
Blarney Castle
5. Where is the Blarney stone located? It is
located
between the main castle wall and the parapet.
6. What do the kissers have to do to kiss the stone? Kissers
have to lie on their back and bend backward and downward, holding onto
iron bars for support.
7.How long have kissers
been
kissing the stone? Over 500 years
8.What is one legend on
how
the stone got its magic? An old woman
cast a spell on the stone to reward a king who had saved her from
drowning.
9.Where is the castle with the Blarney Stone located? Near
Cork
10. The Blarney Stone is believed to be half of what stone? The
Stone of Scone
There is a stone there,
That whoever kisses,
Oh, he never misses,
To growelequent.
'Tis he may clamber
To a lady's chamber,
Or become a member
Of Parliment