Home » Holidays & Celebrations » St. Patrick's Day » St. Patrick's Day History

The Blarney Stone Fan Club!

Drop me a line ... Sign in Blarney Stone fans!!!

From the lens Blarney Stone.

Are you Irish by chance? Ever kissed the Blarney Stone or know someone who has? I'd love to hear about it!

  • awakeningwellness Apr 18, 2012 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    I am Irish but never knew the story of the Blarney Stone, how very interesting!
  • gregoryolney Apr 13, 2012 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    Sounds very unhygienic to me !
  • gypsykitschpress Apr 9, 2012 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    Very interesting! I didn't know most of this and I'm Irish. Shame on me. :-) Thanks for educating me. :-)
  • goo2eyes Mar 23, 2012 @ 6:09 am | delete
    well done jaguarjulie. it could be that william shakespeare kissed the blarney stone (incognito) also and he never told us. when i travel to ireland, i will visit this place but would never kiss it. yeah, i'm a party pooper. angelblessings.
  • survivoryea Mar 19, 2012 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    Going to Ireland this summer and plan to kiss that famous stone for luck! :>)
  • karmicchristian Mar 19, 2012 @ 8:16 am | delete
    I already clatter a lot! Wonder what would happen if I kissed the blarney! Get elected to parliament - Nah! Nah!
    You have to kiss a stone to get to kiss a lot of girls I suppose! ;))
    Hope you had a fun 'Green weekend!'
  • GypsyPirate Mar 18, 2012 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    Aye, and couldn't we all use a bit more Blarney on our lives?
  • VickiSims Mar 18, 2012 @ 2:22 am | delete
    I've never kissed the Blarney Stone and thought perhaps I'd like to until I heard it was voted one of the germiest places on earth - then my germophobic OCD kicked in and I decided I'd rather keep my lips away. It would still be a fun place to visit someday. Great information. A St. Paddy's Day blessing to you!
  • joycetmann Mar 17, 2012 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Happy St. Patrick's Day. I feel so fortunate that I once had the chance to kiss the famous blarney stone...and that's no blarney!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Stopping back by to leave you a bright green blessing. And that's no blarney!
  • CherylK Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Happy St. Patrick's Day, Julie! A very fun lens! I have never kissed the Blarney Stone even though I was born in Ireland!
  • poddys Mar 17, 2012 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    Excellent job Julie, Happy St. Patrick's Day. Blessed.
  • AlexTedford Mar 17, 2012 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Interesting lens! I' would love to visit the castle!
  • AskLou1 Mar 17, 2012 @ 9:17 am | delete
    My wife and I want to visit this one day! Great lens!!
  • myamya Mar 17, 2012 @ 6:19 am | delete
    very nice lens! thumbs up
  • pinkrenegade Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:32 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing! I never knew about this before, very interesting!
  • gypsyman27 Mar 17, 2012 @ 1:43 am | delete
    I really appreciated this information on the Blarney Stone. You hear the phrase "kiss the Blarney Stone" but I didn't know it's meaning. Happy St. Patrick's Day Julie. See you around the galaxy...
  • miaponzo Mar 17, 2012 @ 1:34 am | delete
    Wow! I didn't know any of this about the Blarney Stone! Blessed!
  • Lauriej1 Mar 16, 2012 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    Wow! I never knew the history behind this stone! Thanks for sharing!!! :)
  • KarateKatGraphics Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:09 am | delete
    I am half Irish descent & about a quarter Hungarian :) My folks have kissed the Blarney Stone, but mom & skipped it on our way thru Ireland in 2010 -- too many gorgeous sites to see! Love the lens; happy St. Pat's!
  • ClassyGals Mar 15, 2012 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    I always wondered what the Blarney Stone was all about, now I know thanks to your lens. Blessings**
  • avon50 Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:53 am | delete
    great lens, love the pictures
  • John_Michael Mar 14, 2012 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    nope.... don't think it's worth it either...
  • scarlettohairy Mar 14, 2012 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    I'd love to visit the ol' Blarney Stone!
  • juliavm Mar 14, 2012 @ 4:45 am | delete
    Never heard of the Blarney Stone. Very educational...to me, at least. Great lens.
  • ScottiesRock Mar 13, 2012 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens on the Blarney Stone, and one day I will kiss that stone. :) Blessed!
  • aesta1 Mar 13, 2012 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Maybe I'll kiss the stone when I make it to Ireland. Eloquence is a gift I want to have.
  • intermarks Mar 13, 2012 @ 4:02 am | delete
    I heard about kissing the Blarney stone in the documentary. If there is chance that I visit Ireland, I will definitely do it. Thanks!
  • bakerwoman Mar 12, 2012 @ 9:32 pm | delete
    Yes, I will kiss the Blarney Stone just to get a gift of eloquence if that is what it takes. Thanks for the fun St. Patrick's Day lens.
  • KonaGirl Mar 12, 2012 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    I am part Irish, but haven't yet made it to Ireland. My friends tell me I don't need to kiss the Blarney stone because I already have the gift of gab & I think I'm already full of blarney! LOL! I want to go to Ireland badly though. It is next on the list once I have been to every state in the union. Only 4 more states to go. This is a great lens, btw. Who knew there were so many origins to the Blarney stone. *Blessed*
  • siobhanryan Mar 12, 2012 @ 4:46 pm | delete
    Brillant lens on the Blarney stone-Happy La le Phadraig
  • alwaysjules Mar 8, 2012 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    One of these days, I'm going to get tehre and kiss the stone! Blessed!
  • AnthonyAltorenna Mar 7, 2012 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    Wow, very interesting! I've always known that there really was a Blarney Stone, but I've never seen a photo of it. This is the perfect lens for St. Patrick's Day!
  • BlueTrane Mar 7, 2012 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    Scotland and Ireland are on my bucket list...I'll be sure kiss the stone!
  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 7, 2012 @ 6:00 am | delete
    Happy Saint Patrick's Day! All the best of partying to you.
  • LaraineRose Mar 6, 2012 @ 10:03 am | delete
    I've just been reading my fellow lensmasters submissions to "40 Fun St. Patrick's Day Party Ideas." Congratulations and Angel blessings - well deserved!
  • BTOReilly Feb 23, 2012 @ 5:25 am | delete
    This is on my life list!
  • Bobbye young Jan 2, 2012 @ 12:28 am | delete
    I am Irish, both parents. Grandparents born in Ireland. In June of 2010 some of my sisters, a cousin and myself went to Ireland for our family reunion and did kiss the Blarney stone. What a beautiful country. And friendly wonderful people.
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Jun 14, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I think me great uncle Ed O'Shaunessy-Seaton laid lips upon the stone before the family came over. Sadly his page was later ripped from the family genealogy for other shennanigans he pulled back in the old country. I do long to visit Ireland one day and if I'm feeling especially chipper, perhaps the stone will get to meet me too. Thanks for sharing again JJ!
  • JohnnyCrayola Jun 14, 2011 @ 11:51 am | delete
    According to my Mom I was born with the gift of gab. I've never kissed the Blarney Stone, but I am part Irish. If I ever did kiss it there would probably be no way of shutting me up!
  • ThomJones Jun 1, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Love this lens.
  • LensSeller May 1, 2011 @ 2:10 pm | delete
    A great read, thank you!
  • ggalea Apr 10, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    amazing lens! with some wonderful history
  • mich1908 Mar 25, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Interesting lense and I just love castles!
  • Positivevibestechnician Mar 22, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    great lens sorry i'm a week late!!
  • Helenee Mar 22, 2011 @ 1:42 am | delete
    All along the lens, I've been wondering about the origins of the legend - and there I found it, in the story about Elizabeth I.
    Giving her "a lot of Blarney" - haha, I loved that!
  • Mar 21, 2011 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    interesting article,i never heard of that stone before,i'm glad to learn something new.
  • Angela_Rosas Mar 21, 2011 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    Dude, you could make out with millions of people in one kiss!
  • Cardtouche Mar 21, 2011 @ 6:00 am | delete
    Haven't kissed it myself yet but have friends who have been there - one got a severe crick in the neck and the other couldn't get near it due to renovations!
    It does seem rather awkward to actually get near enough to kiss.
    Nice lens though, didn't know about the Queen Elizabeth I bit - thanks
  • jseven Mar 20, 2011 @ 2:48 am | delete
    Nice job! The Blarney Stone is loved. :)
  • Momsbusy247 Mar 19, 2011 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    Lots of great information on the Blarney Stone, hmmm all those people kissing that stone in the same exact place.... YUCK!!!
  • SafetySteph Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:58 am | delete
    Great lens, went there and kissed the blarney stone, afterward my husband I laughed about all the millions who kissed it before us and the germs!! I thought kissing it gave you the gift of gab Learn something new everyday Thanks
  • capriliz Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:12 am | delete
    There is a wee bit of Irish in our family. Congrats on LOTD!
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Mar 18, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
    I'll be checking me family tree to see if there be Irish in some part O'me. Great Job and congrats on the lens of the day. The US Navy never sent me to those parts of Europe, they dangled it in front of us once and dashed our hopes. None the less, you certainly have re-invigorated my interest in visiting Ireland one day.
  • prosperity66 Mar 18, 2011 @ 5:39 pm | delete
    Wonwderful, Julie! Congratulations on your LOTD!
  • AdriennePetersen Mar 18, 2011 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    Wow I didn't know about Blarney Castle! Congrats on LOTD!!
  • Susan52 Mar 18, 2011 @ 11:23 am | delete
    I don't think my body is flexible enough to kiss the blarney stone! Very interesting and entertaining lens. Congratulations on another Lens of the Day!
  • tandemonimom Mar 18, 2011 @ 7:33 am | delete
    Sure, and did I ever see a lens more deservin' of the honor of the lens of the day? ;-)
  • Steve-SEO-UK Mar 18, 2011 @ 3:45 am | delete
    Well that's another bit of history I didn't know. Many thanks and Congrats on LOTD.
  • joseph7384 Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    This is a great lens, most of my neighbors are Irish, just last week I met an interesting fellow his name was scott.

    He introduced himself like this. "Hi I'm Al's neighbor Scott, I'm 75% Irish and 25% miller lite".

    Joseph
  • ardiannor Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    is good
  • KonaGirl Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    People tell me I act like I have kissed it with my gift if gab. Leaving you with a Lucky Leprechaun Blessing on this magical day. Your lens has been added to the St. Patty's Day Blessings on "My Squid Angel Wings" lens.
  • Jewelsofawe Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    Great lens! I love it! Congrats on LOTD! Happy St. Patrick's day! Leprechaun blessings to you!
  • ChrisDeals Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    I haven kissed under or the Blarney stone, but its now on my todo list. Congrats on LOTD.
  • SandyPeaks Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    What a super lens! Blessed by a St. Pat's Squid Angel!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    I may have a wee bit o' Irish in me, Lassie. Congrats on LOTD!
  • mbgphoto Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    I kissed the Blarney stone a few years back. A fun experience:)
  • lasertek Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    This is the first time I have heard about the Blarney Stone. It would be great to come visit this place. Thanks for sharing.
  • dedolex Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    Julie: I've kissed the Blarney Stone (but I'd rather drink a Guinness!), and am part Irish (and born in America!). Nice lens! Congrats!
  • bunyip Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Really interesting lens and some great pics. Congratulations.
  • grandma_deal Mar 17, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Great job on the Blarney lens. And congratulations for LOTD. One grandmother was half Irish. I'm not too good with the Blarney, though.
  • Michey Mar 17, 2011 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    HI! great St Paddy's lens, and all deserved LOTD. I never heard of Blarney Stone, so I learn something as well. That video is funny!
    Regards
    Michey
  • CruiseReady Mar 17, 2011 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Congratulatins on your LOTD! What a great idea for a lens, and how appropriate to be LOTD on March 17!
  • puzzlemaker Mar 17, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! I haven't kissed the Blarney Stone, but will look it up the next time I'm in Ireland. Which will be the first time! Enjoy your green tea!
  • Mar 17, 2011 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    congrats Julie! happy st. patty's day!
  • tagsforkids Mar 17, 2011 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Congrats on your LOTD. Well deserved and rather timely! :) Hope your St. Paddy's Day is awesome!
  • Kimbesa Mar 17, 2011 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Erin go bragh! Congratulations on LOTD to one of your wonderfully whimsical lenses!
  • Waxing-Lyrical Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    Congrats on your LOTD, Julie...wishing you the luckiest of St Paddy's Days :) Blessed!
  • JackalyeYe Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    Great information. I learn so much from this len. Thanks.
  • Alfiesgirl Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    Lovely lens for St Patricks day, congrats on making LOTD, x
  • tobejim Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Happy St Patrick's Day! Always nice to hear a little bit about the homeland - have family in Cork and visit on a regular basis! Still - nice and easy living just over the water in Wales. Just a pity I don't get over more often!
  • Shirts-And-Travel Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. Congratulations on the LOTD. Thanks for the info.
  • buygoldright Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Great lens. My half-Irish great uncle said he kissed the Blarney Stone every time he had a few too many Irish whiskeys!
  • spritequeen Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    This is a GREAT lens! Tons of fun information. Thanks for sharing! Angel Blessed
  • d-artist Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! great lens...that would be fun to do, maybe on one of my future trips to Europe, as I have friends in Ireland.
  • prosperity66 Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Wow! I just had to come back - on Saint Patrick's Day!!! - and leave some lucky Leprechaun blessing on this excellent Blarney Stone page!
  • Wedding_Mom Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    Congrats on the LOTD. Well deserved.
  • nnaij Mar 17, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    Congrats on Lotd!
  • tiff0315 Mar 17, 2011 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    Very cool, I want to kiss the Blarney Stone! What a great lens!
  • pounders Mar 17, 2011 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    This was a very interested reading. Alot of stuff here, I never even knew. Its funny, my 5yr old son came to me just this morning asking about st. patricks' day. He thought it was someting to do with spongebob and "patrick"! (kids say the darnest things!) But, thanks to your article I will have much more to tell. Great job!
  • Ruthi Mar 17, 2011 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    Congratulations on Lens of the Day for Saint Patrick's Day!
  • kiwisoutback Mar 17, 2011 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    I'd love take a visit to the Blarney Stone, being mostly Irish. I wonder if they Lysol the Blarney Stone? Or maybe Purell? Well done, congrats on LOTD!
  • SereneSea Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    I am hearing about the blarney stone for the first time.
    Congrats on the LOTD and Purple star.
  • ljm63 Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! Love St.Paddy's Day...I'm German, but my husband is 1/2 Irish. Making my corned beef right now.
  • modz Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • darciefrench Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Congrats! I'm a Lucky Leprechaun today; this is my chance to kiss the blarney stone, so I'm takin' it!!
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:50 am | delete
    I had made a note to drop by and bless this lens on St. Patrick's Day, and here you are -- front and center! Couldn't happen to a more deserving person. I've never kissed the Blarney Stone, but certainly heard a lot about it growing up. I'm Irish on my mom's side. Happy St. Patty's to you!
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Kiss Me, I'm Irish! Lucky Leprechaun Blessings by a Squidoo Angel

    Congratulations on your Lens of the Day!
  • MarianaFargasch Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:38 am | delete
    Thumbs up and saved to favorite! I must take a trip to Ireland and kiss the Blarney Stone! :)
  • SunnyDaze Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:10 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD. Good info here on the Blarney Stone.
  • debnet Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD and even more congrats for the well deserved purple star! (or should that be a green star???)
  • I-sparkle Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Congratulations on your LotD. Very interesting and colorful.
  • SAMEPRINCESS10 Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    I'm Irish, don't drink beer, but heard of Green Beer. I'm trying to get a Purple star on my Squidoo Grocery lense. On this Irish Green Month of March Madness Basketball in 2011. A toast for you. Here's to hopeing you have a Hoppy Spring Holiday! Thanks!
  • Mistalina Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Very interesting! Thank you for sharing.
  • PeteSchultz Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:19 am | delete
    Julie, comngrats on lens of the day...and it's very appropriate and interesting. This is not the first lens of yours I have visited, great work.
  • lilymom24 Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! =)
  • LensbyLisa Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! I always wondered where exactly the Blarney stone was, but never looked it up. You put pics and interesting info here all in one spot...great lens!
  • ShirlW Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Happy St. Patricks Day and congrats on LotD!
  • chemknitsblog Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:07 am | delete
    I have that blessing this lens will have a similar effect to kissing the Blarney Stone!
  • goodmast3r Mar 17, 2011 @ 6:25 am | delete
    Wow a lot of Blarney here
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 17, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
    Three cheers
  • Rob3 Mar 17, 2011 @ 4:33 am | delete
    Julie, you've done it again, well done on LoTD! I live only 100 miles or so from Blarney, but have never kissed it. Happy St.Patrick's day to all!
  • Airinka Mar 17, 2011 @ 4:01 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! Interesting lens...
  • OysterBaySA Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:10 am | delete
    Great post thanks for this
  • leiconau Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    I have friends who have visited Ireland and loved it but I don't think they kissed the stone or at least didn't tell me. Do they clean the stone regularly? Seems a bit gross if they don't.
  • WindyWinters Mar 17, 2011 @ 2:06 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
  • ChrisDay Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:58 am | delete
    Great St Patrick's Day Lens of the Day. Well done indeed and good on yer' for the Purple Star, too.
  • mypotlpeople Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:55 am | delete
    I kissed the Blarney stone a couple of years ago. I was not expecting to have to hold on to metal bars while lying on my back to do so. I guess I had a picture of a giant stone in my head.
  • ariedwibudiawati Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    woow
  • nancycarol Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:51 pm | delete
    I'm Irish, my great-grandmother's name was Mary Jane Regan, and she came from County Cork. I've only been to Ireland in my dreams. Nice lens.
  • Retro_Loco Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD, Julie! You have created a fun and informative lens on the Blarney Stone, which I knew nothing about! Happy St. Patrick's Day! ~Vicki~
  • Philippians468 Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    such an interesting site! thank you for sharing this delightful lens! cheers
  • Jhangora Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    No Irish but enjoyed the Lens. Congrats on LOTD! Happy Saint Patrick's Day Julie and all Squids!
  • JenOfChicago Feb 14, 2011 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    I hope to visit the Blarney Stone one day!
  • TheKissingGuru Jan 28, 2011 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    Haha great stuff! I didn't know a lot of this...
  • ViolinStudent Jan 24, 2011 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    Let me see...kiss the Blarney Stone...play some Irish Fiddle...find some Green Beer...what else do I have to do this March 17? I really like this lens.
    --Art Haule
  • Brick_House_Fabrics Jan 9, 2011 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    No, never been to Ireland!
  • MissMerFaery Jan 3, 2011 @ 7:45 am | delete
    I love Ireland and next time I visit I want to go to Cork and Kerry, so will definitely be kissing the Blarney Stone! Beautiful lens
  • greenspirit Dec 25, 2010 @ 7:00 am | delete
    Been there and done it, backwards and all. Actually it was the least magical bit of my visit to the site as it felt rather 'organised'. The best bit was wandering amongst the gnarled and twisted Yew trees nearby that felt like a Druidical meeting place.
  • kiwisoutback Aug 9, 2010 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    A stone as a pillow? They must have had some serious spinal alignment issues back in the day. I never knew the history of the Blarney Stone, though I should because I'm mostly Irish (and my relatives are from County Cork from what I hear).
    Thanks for the education! I'm lensrolling this to my St. Patrick's Day shirts lens.
  • paperfacets Jun 9, 2010 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    I visited Ireland and loved walking through the old castles and ruined churches. I am afraid of heights so I did not kiss the stone. It just seemed like you were getting too close to open space.
    The sheep on the green rollings hills were so pretty to see from the top of the Castle.
  • AndyPo Apr 20, 2010 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Excellent. Would you believe that I have never been to that part of Ireland (yet)? It's on the list of places to go and at the moment we're travelling closer to home rather than doing too many long-haul flights, so maybe we'll get there soon.
  • prosperity66 Mar 9, 2010 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    I came few months ago and was delighted by this lens. I come back today and still love it and enjoyed the trip!
    Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • Spook Mar 6, 2010 @ 3:48 am | delete
    Just dropping by again to say congratulations on the purple. As you know this little leprechaun had an encounter there.
  • BigGirlBlue Mar 5, 2010 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    With a name like "blarney" I find it hard to believe in the positive outcomes of kissing a stone. LOL
    Congratulations on the purple star.
  • bethd821 Mar 5, 2010 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the Purple Star. Great Blarney Stone lens.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Mar 5, 2010 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your Purple Star.
    Definitely a 5* lens.
    Lensrolled to Irish One Day a Year
  • CCGAL Mar 5, 2010 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    I'm supposed to be part Irish, but I don't know if that's true or one of the many bits of blarney my parents bandied about. I've never been to Ireland, but if I were to ever go outside the USA, Scotland & Ireland would be my destinations of choice. I loved this lens. Congratulations on the Purple Star!
  • flowergardener Mar 3, 2010 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    Oh this is so cute, especially with St.Patty's Day coming soon. Thanks for the info I didn't know! My daughter-in-love, and in-law, is due with a baby girl on St. Patty's Day this year. Really cool is her maiden name is Kirkpatrick. We both think it would be really neat for her to have the baby on her due date, and that little precious girl would have her daddy's (my son's) fire-engine red hair at birth!!!! The ultimate topper would be green eyes. It's a possibility, as my mother & brother have green eyes; I've got brown hazel (brown/green), and my son has blue hazel (blue/green).
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 1, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Wow, so much information. I've surely heard of the Blarney Stone, but would not have known where to find it. This is the first lens I've seen with the new St. Patty's Day theme. Very cool! Deserves a green, er uh, purple star, if you ask me!
  • JoyfulPamela Feb 14, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    I've always heard about it, but am glad to have learned more about it's history and meaning. Thanks, Julie!
  • JaguarJulie Jul 27, 2009 @ 10:48 am | in reply to Spook | delete
    How cool Kevin! So you had a remarkable once in a lifetime experience AND left your DNA on the Blarney Stone too? ;)
  • Spook Jul 27, 2009 @ 10:45 am | delete
    By golly gumdrops Ma'am, only about three weeks ago I went there with my brother and sister in law. Being scared of heights and having terrible balance I managed to get up there and do it. However they yanked me back up whilst I was still arching my neck back and only managed to rub my nose on it. Subsequently have lost whatever eloquence I used to have but am hanging in as I do b'lieve in some cultures rubbing noses counts as kissing.
  • C-Joy Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:07 pm | delete
    Blarney Castle grounds are GORGEOUS! Climbed to the top, but didn't kiss it myself. I'm gabby enough as it is;)
  • Rewards4life Mar 18, 2009 @ 9:37 am | delete
    I never heard of it Julie,but now I know a lot! Awesome lens!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Mar 17, 2009 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    I seem to only be able to kiss the Blarney Stone when amongst intimate friends. It never works in a crowd.

    Happy Saint Patrick's Day! May you find a Blarney Stone to kiss whenever the need arises.
  • Tracey_M Nov 24, 2008 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    Kissing the blarney stone is the scariest experience ever!!!

    Love this lens. Would you please consider adding it to my new Irish group

    http://www.squidoo.com/groups/theirishconnection
  • EverythingMouse Nov 4, 2008 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    I have never kissed the Blarney Stone. A little sad to have a stone as a pillow for a dying man!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Oct 22, 2008 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    I would love to kiss the Blarny stone. If I dig deep enough, I'll bet there's a least of drop of Irish blood in my veins.
    Great lens.
    Lizzy
  • Oct 15, 2008 @ 5:15 am | delete
    Nice lens and new info to me. I did not know about this blarney stone and kissing it. I came to know about new thing from this lens. I hope it must be a belief or a traition.
    Checkout my blog
    http://stoneworkersearch.com/
  • InspiredWritingResearch Jun 11, 2008 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Yes I am
    and
    Yes I have!

    Let's hope it will help with the eloquence on my lenses LOL

    Slan
  • DiscoPixie Mar 20, 2008 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I want to kiss it!
  • funwithtrains Mar 17, 2008 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    Great Lens!
    Please visit mine at: http://www.squidoo.com/marklintrains
  • steamtown Mar 9, 2008 @ 4:55 pm | delete
    After reading your lens I feel like I should get on the first plane and go over to Ireland to Kiss the blarney stone. O'kay--you guessed it --I'm Irish!

by

JaguarJulie

*TYVM Squidoo Fans! Hugs & kisses to each of YOU! Thanks for the love and support over the past 6+ years. You are special angels.
GIANT Squid 100 Charter... more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!

Explore related pages

Related Tags