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2. Blarney Stone - Wikipedia

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   The Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone (Irish: Cloch na Blarnan) is a block of Carboniferous limestone [1] built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the centre of Cork City, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at ...

3. Cloch Labhrais - Wikipedia

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   The Cloch Labhrais, also called the Answering Stone and the Speaking Stone, [1] is a large glacial erratic boulder beside a road leading from Waterford to Dungarvan, 2 miles (3 km) from Stradbally, County Waterford in Ireland. The stone is the subject of a legend, much like the Blarney Stone. The most prominent and unique feature of the stone ...

4. Blarney - Wikipedia

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   Blarney (Irish: An Bhlarna, meaning 'the little field') [2] [3] is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork City in Ireland. [4] [5] It is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of the city centre. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone. [6]

5. Patrick Kennedy (folklorist) - Wikipedia

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   Patrick Kennedy (early 1801 – 29 March 1873) [8] was a folklorist from County Wexford, Ireland.An educator turned bookseller, who also contributed various articles and reviews as a writer, he eventually became best known as a collector and publisher of Irish folktales and folklore, particularly from his native County Wexford.

6. Blarney Castle - Wikipedia

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   Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. [3] The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of ...

7. Margaret Barry - Wikipedia

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   The Blarney Stone (Prestige Irish, 1961) – with Michael Gorman; Songs From the Hills of Donegal (Washington WV 731, 1962) Irish Music In London Pubs (Folkways FG 3575, 1965) – with Michael Gorman; Her Mantle So Green (Topic 12T123, 1965) – with Michael Gorman; Come Back Paddy Reilly (Emerald GEM 1003, 1968) Sing and Play (Folkways FW8729 ...