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Blarney Stone
The Blarney Stone ((アイルランド語:Cloch na Blarnan)) is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with ''the gift of the gab'' (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens.
The word ''blarney'' has come to mean "clever, flattering, or coaxing talk". Irish politician John O'Connor Power defined it this way: "Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with Irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience."〔'Irish Wit and Humour', John O'Connor Power, Time, 1890, p. 178.〕
==Origins==
An early story involves the goddess Clíodhna.〔James MacKillop, ''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford. pp. 43–44, 91〕〔Patricia Monaghan, ''The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore''. New York: Facts On File. 2004. pp. 48, 91〕 Cormac Laidir McCarthy, the builder of Blarney Castle,〔(Irish Pedigrees: MacCarthy, Lords of Muskry ) #119〕 being involved in a lawsuit, appealed to Clíodhna for her assistance. She told McCarthy to kiss the first stone he found in the morning on his way to court, and he did so, with the result that he pleaded his case with great eloquence and won. Thus the Blarney Stone is said to impart "the ability to deceive without offending." MacCarthy then incorporated it into the parapet of the castle.〔Richard Marsh, Elan Penn, Frank McCourt, ''The Legends & Lands of Ireland''. Penn Publishing. pp. 107–110〕
The proprietors of Blarney Castle list several other explanations of the origins of the stone on their website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Blarney Stone )〕 Many of these suppose that the stone had previously been in Ireland, was taken to Scotland and then returned to Ireland in 1314.〔 The stories listed include one suggesting that the stone was presented to Cormac McCarthy by Robert the Bruce in 1314 in recognition of his support in the Battle of Bannockburn.〔 This legend holds that this was a piece of the Stone of Scone and was installed at McCarthy's castle of Blarney. Although colourful, this folk legend does not account for that fact that it supposes that the stone was removed from Scotland 18 years before Bannockburn, and modern analysis suggests that the stone is not related to the Stone of Scone.〔
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