Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to give you the ability to be a ‘smooth talker’. Just down the road from the village of Cork in Ireland you’ll find the town of Blarney. The castle that stands today was built in 1446 and is the third castle built on that spot. In one of the towers on the third story in pit you’ll find the legendary blarney stone. To actually kiss the stone requires some effort. To perform the task properly you sit at the edge with your back towards the stone. With someone holding feet you bend over backwards, lowering yourself into the hole using handrails until your head is low enough o kiss the stone.
The legend goes something like this the king of Munster saved an old woman from drowning. To repay him she put a spell on the stone at the top of the castle, and if he would kiss the stone he would have the ability to influence others with fair words and soft speech.
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