<The Magical Philosopher's Stone That Even Celebrities Would Kiss - The Blarney Stone>

#100WaysofTravel #Ireland #Cork The Blarney Stone is a stone located on the top wall of Blarney Castle. It is famous for its many mysterious legends. It is believed that the Blarney Stone will give the person who kisses it the ability to speak eloquently. Even the famous British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Ronald Reagan have kissed this magical stone. In English, blarney means persuasive flattery or exaggerated nonsense. It originated from a letter written by Queen Elizabeth I of England to Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, Lord of Blarney Castle. The Queen originally wanted to give the Lord's land rights to other people. However, when Lord Blarney met the Queen many times, his extravagant words always led the topic to other places, making the Queen try many times but failed to successfully deprive Lord Blarney of his land. It is said that the lord kissed the Blarney Stone in his castle, which is why he is so eloquent. It is not easy to kiss the legendary Blarney Stone. In the past, someone had to grab the challenger's feet, dangling him above the top wall of the castle, and then look down to kiss the Stone. If he lost his grip, he might fall off the castle and die. Nowadays, tourists who want to challenge it will be assisted by staff. They can lie on the top floor of the castle, hold the two railings installed on the inner side of the wall, stretch their heads towards a huge crack on the wall, and bend down (if your waist strength or flexibility is not good, you still can't kiss the real Stone of Toasting even with the help of staff 😅😅😅). Although there were staff members supporting our bodies, it was still very scary because there was a long distance ground below the crack and we had to maintain a posture that was not ergonomic. It was indeed very difficult to have good eloquence. In addition, due to the legendary setting of kissing the stone, the Blarney Stone is also known as the dirtiest stone, and tourists are not allowed to kiss the stone during the epidemic. Even now after the epidemic, the staff will disinfect the stone after each tourist kisses the stone🤣🤣🤣. There are many different opinions on why the Blarney Stone has such magical powers. There are several legends as follows: Fairy Queen 🧚 said: It is said that in ancient times there was a beautiful fairy queen who fell in love with a chief. However, the chief rejected the fairy queen's love and died in a war. The heartbroken fairy queen hugged the chief's body and cried, and kept kissing the stone soaked with the chief's blood and the fairy queen's tears, which made the stone produce magic. The Fairy Queen then tells the troubled Lord of Blarney Castle that a magic stone has been built in his Blarney Castle, and kissing the stone can help solve the troubles he is facing. Stone of Scone👑 said: In order to thank the Lord of Blarney Castle, the King of Scotland at that time (Robert the Bruce) lent 5,000 elite soldiers to help Scotland resist the invasion of England, so he donated part of the Stone of Scone, which was used by successive Scottish kings to ascend the throne, to the Lord of Blarney Castle. Jacob Stone 👼 said: According to legend, the Stone of Wrong Words was the pillow on which Jacob lay when he dreamed of a ladder leading to heaven and saw an angel in the Old Testament. It was then brought to Ireland during the Crusades. Witch 🧙 said: The lord of Blarney Castle was involved in a difficult lawsuit. After he kindly saved a drowning woman, the rescued woman turned into a witch and told the lord that there was a magic stone in his castle. He could win the lawsuit by kissing it. No matter which statement is more credible, it can be said that the Blarney Stone is an extraordinary stone🪨!!! 🚗Transportation: You can take a bus from Cork city center, which takes about 15-20 minutes.