Oh for the love of legends!
Built into Blarney Castle is a piece of pure bluestone--a precious gem. The legend says that whoever kisses the stone receives the gift of gab and persuasion. From John Power's
definition is succinct: 'Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with Irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience.'
The Story behind the Legend
When Laidir MacCarthy built the castle, he was entangled in a law suit. He appealed to the goddess Clíodhna.Cormac, and she told him to kiss the very first stone he came across in the morning. Apparently, when he did that--he won his case hands down with the gift of gab. MacCarthy embedded the rock into the parapet of the castle.
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| Kissing the Blarney Stone |
It is said that legends live when we make them our story. It no longer matters of the original story was true--if you live out the truth of it.
So what does it take to find something outside yourself to write the new story and make it come alive in your own?
Remember Chariots of Fire? Abrahams is racing in the Olympics and it is his last race to win a medal. His trainer writes a note and sends it with a medal for his neck. "Please accept this medal. My father swore by it."
So Abrahams wins the race. Was it because of the medal or because Abrahams found the strength to win from inside himself?
Oh, blarney!
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