blarney

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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 • Apr. 18, 2022

The places we visited were as numerous as they were beautiful - the Cliffs of Kilkee, Kylemore Abbey, Blarney Castle, St. Colman’s Cathedral . the list is endless.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2019

And for a plot, the holiday homecoming is as worn as the Blarney Stone.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2015

Patrick’s Day rite called the Blarney Blowout turned into a melee in 2014, the town and the university took steps this year to contain the partying.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2015

I can’t wait to show them my wooden shoes from Holland, my Blarney Stone from Ireland and all the pictures.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers