Blarney Stone

• the Stone was the stone that Jacob used as a pillow, and was brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah


• the Stone was the pillow used by St. Columba of Iona on his deathbed


• the Stone was the Stone Of Ezel , which David hid behind on Jonathan 's advice, while fleeing from King Saul , and may have been brought back to Ireland during the Crusades


• the Stone was the rock that Moses struck with his staff to produce water for the Israelites , during their flight from Egypt


• in Ireland, the Stone was known as the '' Lia Fáil '' or "Stone of Destiny", part of the king's throne, with mysterious powers


• the stone's powers were revealed to the McCarthys by a witch who had been saved from drowning

There is a stone that whoever kisses,

Oh! he never misses to grow eloquent

'Tis he may clamber to a lady's chamber,

Or become a member of parliament.

— Francis Sylvester Mahony

• Blarney Castle


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