BLARNEY STONE
THE IRISH TRADITION Reference to the Blarney Stonei is common enough, but probably not many people know the inscription thereon. It says: "Cormach MacCarthy: fortis me Herie,, A.D. 144 G." One tradition about the stone is that when the Spaniards were urging the Irish chieftains to harass the English, one MaeCarthy Mor. who held the castle, had concluded an armistice with, the Lord President on conditions of surrendering it to an English garrison. MaeCarthy Mor put off his lordship day after day with fair promises and false pretexts, until the latter became the laughing stock of his acquaintances, and the former's honey ed words and delusive speeches were | stamped with the title of "Blarney"
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 250, 16 December 1940, Page 7
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116BLARNEY STONE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 250, 16 December 1940, Page 7
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