Blarney stone

American  

noun

1. a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.

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Blarney Stone British  

noun

1. a stone in Blarney Castle , in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery

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Blarney Stone Cultural  

1. A stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. According to an Irish legend, those who kiss the Blarney Stone receive a gift of eloquence that enables them to obtain, through persuasion, anything they want.

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People who talk “blarney” are saying things they do not mean. Usually the expression blarney is applied to flattery designed to gain a favor.

Example Sentences

There I was, dancing a wild Irish jig to a live Irish band in Blarney Stone, a small, energetic pub in Fountain Valley on the evening of March 17.

From Los Angeles Times

Liam is the favorite son of boss Murphy, Kennedy-handsome and so smooth the family jokes that he “didn’t kiss the Blarney Stone—it kissed him.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Cathal O’Connell, whose green Paddywagon coaches bus visitors from around the world to tourist spots like the Cliffs of Moher, Giant’s Causeway and Blarney Stone, winning back 40% to 50% of his pre-pandemic customers this year “would be a win”.

From Reuters

There's nobody at all sitting at the tables outside The Blarney Stone, a bar a little further along the seafront in Torremolinos.

From BBC

And for the first time since March 13, the Blarney Stone was kissed - a hugely important moment for anyone looking to get the gift of the gab.

From Washington Times