The Blarney Stone, that is.

“It’s said that the secret of the holy stone was given Cormac MacCarthy, King of Munster, by the local whome he had saved from drowning in the lake behind the castle. It’s also said that the stone was brought back from the Crusades and that it was made into two halves. One is the Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, the other half was given to Cormack MacCarthy by Robert Bruce of Scotland in gratitude for the Irish Army of fourth thousand men which was sent to help him at the Battle of Bannockourn in 1314.

Whatever it’s origins, through the centuries the stone has succeeded in stranthening the mystical romance and legend that reaches out to the four corners of the world as is evident by the thousands of people who visit Blarney Castle every year just to kiss this mysterious stone in the hope of recieving the gift of eloquence or perhaps to capture a little of the mystique that is the Blarney Stone.”

Either way, all I got out of it was this lousy photo…I still can’t tell a joke or a story to save my life.