What does kissing the Blarney Stone mean?

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Kissing the blarney stone gives you the "gift of the gab". You'll supposedly be very talkative, and spreading "blarney" (or BS).

The tradition of kissing the Blarney Stone is said to bestow eloquence on the kisser. To be able to kiss the stone you have to dangle yourself from a position from which, if you fell, you would meet your demise.

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But there's a grate thingy to stop you falling so yeah

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It means that tourists get relieved of their money for the privlige of kissing a rock.

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